31 Bible Verses about Being Overwhelmed

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
My heart is appalled within me.

Iniquities prevail against me;
As for our transgressions, You forgive them.

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

There they were in great fear where no fear had been;
For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you;
You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.

For my iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life;

When your dread comes like a storm
And your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

When I remember God, then I am disturbed;
When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.

A Prayer of the Afflicted when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
Hear my prayer, O Lord!
And let my cry for help come to You.

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

There they are in great dread,
For God is with the righteous generation.

The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have swept over our soul;

Give heed to me and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,

May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

“Distress and anguish terrify him,
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,

Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?

Now I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, while the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

All my enemies will be ashamed and greatly dismayed;
They shall turn back, they will suddenly be ashamed.

So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

through which the world at that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.

But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and drank up the river which the dragon poured out of his mouth.

But with an overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of its site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.