Self Pity

in every thing give thanks, for this <FI>is<Fi> the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

A rejoicing heart doth good to the body, And a smitten spirit drieth the bone.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

For I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, loving judgment, Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, And I have given their wage in truth, And a covenant age-during I make for them.

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;

`And thou hast consumed all the peoples whom Jehovah thy God is giving to thee; thine eye hath no pity on them, and thou dost not serve their gods, for a snare it <FI>is<Fi> to thee.

For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.

we--we love him, because He--He first loved us; — read the full passage →

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, — read the full passage →

What! --thou criest concerning thy breach! Incurable <FI>is<Fi> thy pain, Because of the abundance of thy iniquity, Mighty have been thy sins! I have done these to thee.

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us; — read the full passage →

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

This <FI>is<Fi> the day Jehovah hath made, We rejoice and are glad in it.

My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me. — read the full passage →

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Till when, O Jehovah, Dost Thou forget me? --for ever? Till when dost Thou hide Thy face from me? — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters not stedfast.

Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.

neither murmur ye, as also some of them did murmur, and did perish by the destroyer. — read the full passage →

In all their distress <FI>He is<Fi> no adversary, And the messenger of His presence saved them, In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old.

What! bowest thou thyself, O my soul? And what! art thou troubled within me? Wait for God, for still I confess Him, The salvation of my countenance, and my God!

and the people thirst there for water, and the people murmur against Moses, and say, `Why <FI>is<Fi> this? --thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to put us to death, also our sons and our cattle, with thirst.'

because, as the sufferings of the Christ do abound to us, so through the Christ doth abound also our comfort;

doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,

Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful, — read the full passage →

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

thou dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Why hast Thou done evil to Thy servant? and why have I not found grace in Thine eyes--to put the burden of all this people upon me? — read the full passage →

An Instruction of Asaph. Why, O God, hast Thou cast off for ever? Thine anger smoketh against the flock of Thy pasture.

To a despiser of his friends <FI>is<Fi> shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice--exulting;

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

And Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah, — read the full passage →

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

And now, their song I have been, And I am to them for a byword. — read the full passage →

And Job answereth and saith: -- — read the full passage →

And he turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah, saying, — read the full passage →

And he saith, `I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant--Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life--to take it.'

And the rabble who <FI>are<Fi> in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh? — read the full passage →

Woe to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife, And a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they lent on usury to me--All of them are reviling me.

And Job answereth and saith: -- — read the full passage →

After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day. — read the full passage →

And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'

and weep over her, and smite themselves for her, shall the kings of the earth, who with her did commit whoredom and did revel, when they may see the smoke of her burning, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall! — read the full passage →

and he himself hath gone into the wilderness a day's Journey, and cometh and sitteth under a certain retem-tree, and desireth his soul to die, and saith, `Enough, now, O Jehovah, take my soul, for I <FI>am<Fi> not better than my fathers.'

And David is going up in the ascent of the olives, going up and weeping, and he hath the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who <FI>are<Fi> with him have covered each his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;

`And ye have not been willing to go up, and ye provoke the mouth of Jehovah your God, — read the full passage →

And I <FI>am<Fi> continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack,

for, lo, this same thing--your being made sorry toward God--how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

And I think to know this, Perverseness it <FI>is<Fi> in mine eyes, — read the full passage →

for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

and they lifted up the voice, saying, `Jesus, master, deal kindly with us;'

And it is grievous unto Jonah--a great evil--and he is displeased at it; — read the full passage →

I <FI>am<Fi> the man <FI>who<Fi> hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath. — read the full passage →

And bows dash young men to pieces, And the fruit of the womb they pity not, On sons their eye hath no pity.

By rivers of Babylon--There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. — read the full passage →

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night; — read the full passage →

And Pharaoh hath drawn near, and the sons of Israel lift up their eyes, and lo, the Egyptians are journeying after them, and they fear exceedingly, and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah. — read the full passage →

And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why <FI>is<Fi> this? --Thou hast sent me! — read the full passage →

When Esau heareth the words of his father, then he crieth a very great and bitter cry, and saith to his father, `Bless me, me also, O my father;'

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content;

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.'

Thou hast persuaded me, O Jehovah, and I am persuaded; Thou hast hardened me, and dost prevail, I have been for a laughter all the day, Every one is mocking at me, — read the full passage →

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,