Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?

O thou preserver

Bible References

O thou preserver

Nehemiah 9:6
You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.
Psalm 36:6
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.

Why hast

Job 7:12
Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?
Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.
Job 16:12
I was in comfort, but I have been broken up by his hands; he has taken me by the neck, shaking me to bits; he has put me up as a mark for his arrows.
Psalm 21:12
Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.
Lamentations 3:12
With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

I am

Job 7:11
So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.
Job 3:24
In place of my food I have grief, and cries of sorrow come from me like water.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain