Quotes About Resilience

Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.

They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.

When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,

I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.

The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—

many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.

For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.

Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets.

All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast.