Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good.

求你照着你使我们受苦的日子，和我们遭难的年岁，叫我们喜乐。

求你照着你使我们受苦的日子，和我们遭难的年岁，使我们喜乐。

求你照着你使我们受苦的日子，和我们遭难的年岁，使我们喜乐。

你使我们先前经历了多少苦难和不幸的岁月，求你也赐给我们多少欢乐的岁月。

你使我们受苦和遭难的年日有多久，求你使我们喜乐的日子也有多久。

你苦待我们的日子和我们遭害的岁月是怎样，求你使我们的欢喜也怎样。

求你照着你使我們受苦的日子，和我們遭難的年歲，叫我們喜樂。

求你照着你使我們受苦的日子，和我們遭難的年歲，使我們喜樂。

求你照着你使我們受苦的日子，和我們遭難的年歲，使我們喜樂。

你使我們先前經歷了多少苦難和不幸的歲月，求你也賜給我們多少歡樂的歲月。

你使我們受苦和遭難的年日有多久，求你使我們喜樂的日子也有多久。

你使我們受苦了多少日，求你也使我們歡喜了多少日；你使我們經見了患難多少年，求你也使我們喜樂了多少年。

你苦待我們的日子和我們遭害的歲月是怎樣，求你使我們的歡喜也怎樣。

依爾苦我之日、遘難之年、俾我喜樂兮、

昔以憂患、加於我躬、頻年困苦、今則使余歡然兮、

使我儕喜樂、按主使我受苦之日數、照我遇災之年數、

俾我樂餘生。絃歌度年歲。計我往日苦。授我來日愉。失於東隅者。畀我收桑榆。

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.

Make us glad for as many days as you have made us suffer. Give us joy for as many years as we’ve had trouble.

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil.

Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us, for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil.

Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil.

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.

Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us, for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Make us glad according to the days[ wherein] thou hast afflicted us,[ and] the years[ wherein] we have seen evil.

Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us, in proportion to the years we have experienced trouble!

Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.

They will come home and sing songs of joy on the heights of Jerusalem. They will be radiant because of the Lord’s good gifts— the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. Their life will be like a watered garden, and all their sorrows will be gone.The young women will dance for joy, and the men— old and young— will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.

“ Thirty eight years passed from the time we first left Kadesh barnea until we finally crossed the Zered Brook! By then, all the men old enough to fight in battle had died in the wilderness, as the Lord had vowed would happen.The Lord struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community.“ When all the men of fighting age had died,

And I said to him,“ Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me,“ These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.“ That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.

Be glad; rejoice forever in my creation! And look! I will create Jerusalem as a place of happiness. Her people will be a source of joy.I will rejoice over Jerusalem and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more.

In that day you will sing:“ I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.

“ Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.“ Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”

God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.