when the Almighty was yet with me and my children were around me;
Oh that I knew and I could find Him, I would come into His seat;
as I was in the days of my harvest, when the counsel of God was over my tent;
when I washed my steps with curds, and the rock poured out rivers of oil for me;
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine by the sides of your house; your sons shall be like olive plants around your table.
O Jehovah, in Your favor You have made my strong mountain to stand; You hid Your face; I was troubled;
For You are the God of my strength. Why have You cast me off? Why do I go darkened when the enemy oppresses?
Sons of sons are the crown of old men, and the glory of sons are their fathers.
He brought me to the house of wine, and His banner over me was love.
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of trouble, why should You be as an alien in the land, and as a traveler who turns aside to lodge?
And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken from them, and then they will fast.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and brave. Do not be terrified or discouraged, for Jehovah your God is with you in all places where you go.