38 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

LORD, bow down your ear, and hear: open, LORD, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, who has sent him to reproach the living God.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before you, that has come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer from them that hate me, you that lift me up from the gates of death:

Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.

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

Remove your scourge away from me: I am consumed by the blow of your hand.

Be not exceedingly angry, O LORD, neither remember iniquity forever: behold, see, we beseech you, we are all your people. Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. read more.
Will you restrain yourself for these things, O LORD? will you hold your peace, and afflict us very severely?

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.

Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech you, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD God, even you only.

O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings, From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who surround me.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: restore me, and I shall return; for you are the LORD my God.

Restore us, O God of hosts, and cause your face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause your anger toward us to cease. Will you be angry with us forever? will you draw out your anger to all generations? Will you not revive us again: that your people may rejoice in you?

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

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

O satisfy us early with your mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days in which you have afflicted us, and the years in which we have seen evil.

That which I see not you teach me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

Teach me your way, O LORD, and lead me in a level path, because of my enemies.

Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

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

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

O remember not against us former iniquities: let your tender mercies speedily precede us: for we are brought very low.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand how I have erred.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me why you contend with me.

How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my transgression and my sin. Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?

Why stand you afar off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in times of trouble?

Hide not your face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline your ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift up the light of your countenance upon us.

Let, I pray you, your merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to your word unto your servant.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

O LORD, I have heard your speech, and was afraid: 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 unto my cry; hold not your peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with you, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and be no more.

Revive me, O LORD, for your name's sake: for your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy Spirit from me.

LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

And immediately the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.