“For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever, though he brings grief, he also shows compassion, because of the greatness of his unfailing love.”

“I am the one who has seen the afflictions that come from the rod of the Lord’s anger. He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light, and he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long. He has walled me in, and I cannot escape. He has bound me in heavy chains and though I cry and shout, he has shut out my prayers, he has blocked my way with a high stone wall, and he has made my road crooked. But it is better to fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”