32 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

And now, our God, the great, the strong, the God who is to be feared, who keeps faith and mercy, let not all this trouble seem small to you, which has come on us, and on our kings and our rulers and on our priests and our prophets and our fathers and on all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria till this day.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;

Keep in mind, O Lord, what has come to us: take note and see our shame.

The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.

No longer let your hand be hard on me; I am wasted by the blows of your hand.

Be not very angry, O Lord, and do not keep our sins in mind for ever: give ear to our prayer, for we are all your people. Your holy towns have become a waste, Zion has become a waste, Jerusalem is a mass of broken walls. Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers gave praise to you, is burned with fire; and all the things of our desire have come to destruction. read more.
In view of all this, will you still do nothing, O Lord? will you keep quiet, and go on increasing our punishment?

Make me well, O Lord, and I will be well; be my saviour, and I will be safe: for you are my hope.

But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hands, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you and only you, O Lord, are God.

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.

Take us back again, O God of armies; let us see the shining of your face, and let us be safe.

Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer. Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations? Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.

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Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.

Make me free from all my sins; do not let me be shamed by the man of evil behaviour.

Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.

Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error.

I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.

What is the number of my evil-doings and my sins? give me knowledge of them. Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?

Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away: make me well, for even my bones are troubled.

O Lord, word of you has come to my ears; I have seen your work, O Lord; when the years come near make it clear; in wrath keep mercy in mind.

Let my prayer come to your ears, O Lord, and give attention to my cry, make an answer to my weeping: for my time here is short before you, and in a little time I will be gone, like all my fathers. Let your wrath be turned away from me, so that I may be comforted, before I go away from here, and become nothing.

Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.

Lord, give me knowledge of my end, and of the measure of my days, so that I may see how feeble I am.

Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.