Are the comforts of God too small for you, or a gentle word toward you?
But God, who encourages the downcast, encouraged us with the arrival of Titus;
“And indeed, He will draw you from the mouth of distress, to a spacious place without constraint, and the comfort of a table full of rich food.
Do you listen in on God’s counsel? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah approached Micaiah, struck him on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Ruach Adonai pass from me to speak to you?”
Then I would still be comforted, even rejoice in spite of unrelenting pain, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
I have not departed from the commands of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
He delivers the afflicted by his affliction and opens their ear in oppression.
In the day of my trouble I seek my Lord. At night my hand stretches out untiringly. My soul refuses to be comforted.