Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Sometimes prolonged
My soul also is sore troubled; but LORD, how long wilt thou punish me?
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
LORD, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.
LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire forever?
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? How long shall I complain unto thee, suffering wrong, and thou wilt not help?
Then the LORD's angel gave answer, and said, 'O LORD of Hosts, how long wilt thou be unmerciful to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, with whom thou hast been displeased now these seventy years?'
veiled Deity » God spoken of as hiding himself
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Why standest thou so far off, O LORD, and hidest thy face in the needful time of trouble?
If I go on the left side to ponder his works, I can not attain unto them. Again, if I go on the rightside, he hideth himself, that I cannot see him.
divine Delays » Try men's courage and patience
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain.
Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"
After he heard that he was sick, then abode he two days still in the same place where he was.
As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.
I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead:
The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
Verse Concepts
God » Hand of » Hidden
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Why standest thou so far off, O LORD, and hidest thy face in the needful time of trouble?
If I go on the left side to ponder his works, I can not attain unto them. Again, if I go on the rightside, he hideth himself, that I cannot see him.
Prayer » For miscellaneous topics relating to the devotional life, » Answer delayed
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain.
Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"
After he heard that he was sick, then abode he two days still in the same place where he was.
As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.
I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead:
The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
Verse Concepts
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » Divine delays test men's courage and patience
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience there upon, until he receive the early and the latter rain.
Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"
After he heard that he was sick, then abode he two days still in the same place where he was.
As for me, I am poor, and in misery, but the LORD careth for me. Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God.
I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not been dead:
The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
Verse Concepts
Trials » Sometimes prolonged
My soul also is sore troubled; but LORD, how long wilt thou punish me?
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
LORD, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.
LORD, how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire forever?
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear? How long shall I complain unto thee, suffering wrong, and thou wilt not help?
Then the LORD's angel gave answer, and said, 'O LORD of Hosts, how long wilt thou be unmerciful to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, with whom thou hast been displeased now these seventy years?'