15 He chanted to you David, the hymn writer, who says, “Many are the afflictions of the just.” (WEB)
4 Maccabees 18:15
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Psalms 73:13–15
13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands. 14 For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning. 15 If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
Psalms 144:9–11
9 I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You— 10 to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. 11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood,…
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14 In bonds, and He released me; (T12) 15 Slandered, and He pleaded my cause; (T12) 16 Bitterly spoken against by the Egyptians, and He delivered me; (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:19–21
19 And I struggled against a shameless woman, urging me to transgress with her; but the God of Israel my father delivered me from the burning flame. (T12) 20 I was cast into prison, I was beaten, I was mocked; but the Lord granted me to find mercy, in the sight of the kee… (T12)
Sirach 46:4–6
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Odes of Solomon 7:23–25
23 For ignorance hath been destroyed, because the knowledge of the Lord hath arrived. (ODE) 24 They who make songs shall sing the grace of the Lord Most High; (ODE) 25 And they shall bring their songs, and their heart shall be like the day: and like the excellent beauty of the Lord… (ODE)
Psalms 119:74–76
74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word. 75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. 76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Sirach 46:15–17
15 By his faithfulness he was proved to be a prophet. By his words he was known to be faithful in vision. (WEB) 16 When his enemies pressed on him on every side, he called upon the Lord, the Mighty One, with the offering of the suckling lamb. (WEB) 17 Then the Lord thundered from h… (WEB)
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