Psalm 42:9
I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
Psalm 38:6
I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go about mourning all day long.
Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
Psalm 43:2
For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Job 30:26-31
“When I expected good, then came evil [to me];
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
Psalm 13:1
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Psalm 22:1-2
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalm 28:1
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).
Psalm 44:23-24
Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Awaken, do not reject us forever.
Psalm 55:3
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble on me,
And in anger they persecute me.
Psalm 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.
Psalm 62:6-7
He only is my rock and my salvation;
My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.
Psalm 77:9
Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.
Psalm 78:35
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
Psalm 88:9
My eye grows dim with sorrow.
O Lord, I have called on You every day;
I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.
Isaiah 40:27
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
Isaiah 49:15
[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
Lamentations 5:1-16
Look, and see our reproach (national disgrace)!
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Why go
General references
Bible References
God
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
Why hast
How long will You hide Your face from me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Awaken, do not reject us forever.
Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
Why go
I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go about mourning all day long.
For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
My eye grows dim with sorrow.
O Lord, I have called on You every day;
I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].
“When I expected good, then came evil [to me];
And when I waited for light, then came darkness.
Because
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble on me,
And in anger they persecute me.
Look, and see our reproach (national disgrace)!
General references
“I go about mourning without comfort [my skin blackened by disease, not by the heat of the sun];
I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.