Mourning

Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.

The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.

Cast your burden on the LORD, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.

He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

"Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning."

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me."

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.