38 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness,
Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,
Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people,
From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Be gracious to me, O Lord;
See my affliction from those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
Look, and see our reproach!

The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses.

“Remove Your plague from me;
Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.

Do not be angry beyond measure, O LORD, Nor remember iniquity forever; Behold, look now, all of us are Your people. Your holy cities have become a wilderness, Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and beautiful house, Where our fathers praised You, Has been burned by fire; And all our precious things have become a ruin. read more.
Will You restrain Yourself at these things, O LORD? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my praise.

Now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.”

O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me.

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;
Bring me back that I may be restored,
For You are the Lord my God.

O God of hosts, restore us
And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward us to cease. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? Will You not Yourself revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?

Make me to hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

But I am afflicted and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have seen evil.

Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity,
I will not do it again’?

Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a level path
Because of my foes.

Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

“Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us;
Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us,
For we are brought very low.

“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Let me know why You contend with me.

"How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin. "Why do You hide Your face And consider me Your enemy?

Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day when I call answer me quickly.

Many are saying, “Who will show us any good?”
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O Lord!

O may Your lovingkindness comfort me,
According to Your word to Your servant.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.

Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath remember mercy.

"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner like all my fathers. "Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again Before I depart and am no more."

For the sake of Your name, O Lord, revive me.
In Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

“Lord, make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.”