“Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous”, says Psalm 33
For right, true, and faithful the Lord’s word will always be
And despite empty stalls and a harvest that was null
Habakkuk rejoiced and in God his Savior was joyful
“May the God of hope fill you all with joy and peace”
Per Romans fifteen, so hope will overflow and not cease
In Philippians four, from Paul’s pen and in his voice
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Do not be surprised at trials and sufferings and more
But rejoice, per verse thirteen of First Peter chapter four
Psalm 104 says “May the glory of the Lord endure forever”
“May the Lord rejoice in His works” that disappear never
“I will sing praise to my God as long as I live” it does say
And “may my meditation be pleasing to Him” every day
In Zephaniah three, despite destruction, he said not to fear
For the Lord took delight in Zion, which he held so dear
In Hebrews twelve, Paul said to persevere with our race
And to not lose heart but to fix our eyes on Jesus’ face
For “who for the joy set before him endured the cross”
As “the author and perfecter of our faith”, He bore the loss
In Numbers six, God told Moses how the Israelites to bless
“The Lord bless you and keep you” he did on them impress
“The Lord [will] turn his face toward you and give you peace”
He will “be gracious to you” and your blessings will increase
In verse one hundred sixty five of Psalm one hundred nineteen
“Great peace have they who love [God’s] law” is clearly seen
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast”
For per Isaiah twenty six, the Lord’s time is never passed
In John fourteen, Jesus said “Peace I leave with you”
Telling his disciples not to fear in anything they would do
In Philippians four, Paul said “do not be anxious about anything”
“But in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving”
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding”
“Will guard your hearts and your minds” through everything
Per Colossians three, “let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts”
Since all were to called to peace as one body with many parts
Per Psalm twenty nine, David’s love for God never did cease
For “The Lord gives strength” and “blesses his people with peace”
In Isaiah chapter nine, a child’s birth was foretold to one and all
The Mighty God and Prince of Peace will David’s throne reinstall
As a result, “of the increase of…peace there will be no end”
For from ongoing justice and righteousness He will not bend
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith”
“We have peace with God”, Romans chapter five saith
And per 1 Thessalonians chapter five verse twenty three
“May…the God of peace, sanctify…spirit, soul, and body”
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him”
“Do not fret when men” do evil and things look grim
Psalm thirty seven continues, “… and turn from wrath”
And “do not fret” for that only leads to an evil path
In Psalm forty, David said that he patiently did wait
God heard his cry and saved David from a bad fate
Proverbs fourteen says “a patient man has great understanding”
“But a quick-tempered man displays folly” in virtually everything
“Love is patient, love is kind” per 1 Corinthians thirteen
About patience in suffering, in James five is also seen
“Be patient…until the Lord’s coming” for there is nothing to fear
“Be patient and stand firm…because the Lord’s coming is near”
2 Peter three says “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise”
“He is patient” so believers should not doubt as did Thomas
God wants “everyone to come to repentance”, per verse nine
“The day of the Lord will come like a thief” says the next line
“And the earth and everything in it will be laid bare”
By living “holy and godly lives” we will not despair
“Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation"
This pearl of wisdom Paul also shared in many a quotation
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