35 Bible Verses about overwhelmed
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From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].
There they tremble with great fear,
For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.
For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.
When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness],
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.
There they were, in great terror and dread, where there had been no terror or dread;
For God scattered the bones of him who besieged you;
You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.
He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.
I remember God; then I am disquieted and I groan;
I sigh [in prayer], and my spirit grows faint. Selah.
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your comforts delight me.
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
so instead [of further rebuke, now] you should rather [graciously] forgive and comfort and encourage him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.
Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The torrent would have swept over our soul;
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors and gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us].
Wickedness and guilt prevail against me;
Yet as for our transgressions,
You forgive them [removing them from Your sight].
Your wrath has rested heavily upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah.
“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;
Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.
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 covered me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom puts on a turban,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].
They were thoroughly astounded and completely overwhelmed, saying, “He has done everything well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
They were filled with great fear, and said to each other, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
But with an overwhelming flood [of judgment through invading armies]
He will make a complete destruction of its site
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.
the food on his table, the seating of his servants (court officials), the attendance of his waiters and their attire, his cupbearers, his stairway by which he went up to the house (temple) of the Lord, she was breathless and awed [by the wonder of it all].
Topics on Overwhelmed
Being Overwhelmed
Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].
Feelings Overwhelmed
Psalm 22:1-9
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?