Psalms 6:1-9, Psalms 13:1-5, Psalms 30:7-11, Psalms 32:3-7, Psalms 40:1-3, Psalms 69:29-30, Psalms 116:3-7; Psalms 126:5-6; Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 25:8, Isaiah 30:19, Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 38:14-19, Isaiah 51:11-12, Isaiah 57:18; Isaiah 61:2-3, Isaiah 66:10; Jeremiah 31:9-12, Jeremiah 31:16-17; Ezekiel 7:16, Ezekiel 9:4; Zechariah 12:10-14; Zechariah 13:1; Luke 6:21, Luke 6:25, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:50, Luke 16:25; John 16:20-22; 2 Corinthians 1:4-7; 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; James 1:12; Revelation 7:14-17, Revelation 21:4
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Matthew 5:4
Matthew 5:4
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