Quotes About Hope

I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.

If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.

Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?

though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?

Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?

You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.

If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave.

Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort,

before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom,

As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,

then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.

For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.

Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.

Behold, now that I have prepared my case, I know that I will be vindicated.

Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You?