God's Assurance Gives Us Endurance

GOD'S ASSURANCE GIVES
US ENDURANCE

by HELEN STEINER RICE



MY BLESSINGS ARE SO MANY,
MY TROUBLES ARE SO FEW,
HOW CAN I FEEL DISCOURAGED
WHEN I KNOW THAT I HAVE YOU
AND I HAVE THE "SWEET ASSURANCE"
THAT I'LL NEVER STAND ALONE
IF I BUT KEEP REMEMBERING
I AM YOURS AND YOURS ALONE...
SO, IN THIS WORLD OF TROUBLE
WITH "DARKNESS" ALL AROUND,
TAKE MY HAND AND LEAD ME
UNTIL I STAND ON "HIGHER GROUND"
AND HELP ME TO ENDURE THE "STORMS"
THAT KEEP RAGING DEEP INSIDE ME
AND MAKE ME MORE AWARE EACH DAY THAT
NO EVIL CAN BETIDE ME
IF I REMAIN UNDAUNTED
THOUGH THE "BILLOWS SWEEP AND ROLL,"
KNOWING I HAVE YOUR ASSURANCE THERE'S
A HAVEN FOR MY SOUL,
FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
CAN SOMEHOW BE ENDURED
IF YOUR PRESENCE IS BESIDE ME
AND LOVINGLY ASSURED!









YOU HAVE SEEN ME TOSSING AND
TURNING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
YOU HAVE
COLLECTED ALL MY TEARS AND PRESERVED
THEM IN YOUR BOTTLE! YOU HAVE RECORDED
EVERY ONE IN YOUR BOOK.




PSALM 56:8
TLB



HE HAS REMEMBERED HIS LOVE
AND HIS FAITHFULNESS
TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL;
ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
HAVE SEEN THE SALVATION
OF OUR GOD.




PSALM 98:3
NIV



FOR HE HAS DELIVERED ME OUT OF ALL TROUBLE
AND MY EYE HAS SEEN ITS DESIRE UPON MY ENEMIES.




PSALM 54:7
NKJV



BUT MAY ALL WHO SEEK YOU
REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN YOU;
MAY THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR SALVATION
SAY CONTINUALLY, "GREAT IS
THE LORD!"



PSALM 40:16
NRSV



I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN THY MERCY:
FOR THOU HAST CONSIDERED MY TROUBLE;
THOU HAST KNOWN MY SOUL IN ADVERSITIES.




PSALM 31:7
KJV



LET ALL WHO SEEK YOU REJOICE AND BE
GLAD BECAUSE OF YOU.

LET THOSE WHO LOVE YOUR SALVATION
CONTINUALLY SAY,
"GOD IS GREAT!"



PSALM 70:4
GOD'S WORD



I DO NOT HIDE YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IN MY HEART;
I SPEAK OF YOUR FAITHFULNESS AND SALVATION.

I DO NOT CONCEAL YOUR LOVE AND YOUR TRUTH FROM
THE GREAT ASSEMBLY.




PSALM 40:10
NIV



THEN I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD.

I WILL BE GLAD BECAUSE HE RESCUES ME.




PSALM 35:9
NLT



THE HUMBLE HAVE SEEN IT
AND ARE GLAD;
YOU WHO SEEK GOD,
LET YOUR HEART REVIVE.




PSALM 69:32
NAS



I WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD
IN THY LOVINGKINDNESS,
BECAUSE THOU HAST SEEN MY AFFLICTION;
THOU HAST KNOWN THE TROUBLES OF MY SOUL.




PSALM 31:7
NAS