38 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

Remember, O Jehovah, what is come upon us: Behold, and see our reproach.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. read more.
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Heal me, O Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but out eyes are upon thee.

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus , Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed to the yoke : turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Turn us again, O God of hosts; And cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved.

Turn us, O God of our salvation, And cause thine indignation toward us to cease. Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Wilt thou not quicken us again, That thy people may rejoice in thee?

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

Oh satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, And the years wherein we have seen evil.

That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.

Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

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

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers: Let thy tender mercies speedily meet us; For we are brought very low.

Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?

Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Hide not thy face from me in the day of my distress: Incline thine ear unto me; In the day when I call answer me speedily.

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

O Jehovah, I have heard the report of thee, and am afraid: O Jehovah, revive thy work in the midst of the years; In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more.

Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.

Straightway the father of the child cried out, and said, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.