Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

General references

Bible References

I remembered

Job 6:4

Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,
My spirit drinks their poison;
The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Job 23:15

“Therefore I would be terrified at His presence;
When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.
Job 31:23

“For tragedy from God is a terror to me,
And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him].
Jeremiah 17:17

Do not be a terror to me;
You are my refuge and my hope in the day of disaster.

I complained

Psalm 88:3

For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life draws near the grave (Sheol, the place of the dead).
Psalm 102:3

For my days have vanished in smoke,
And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
Job 7:11

“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul [O Lord].
Lamentations 3:17

My soul has been cast far away from peace;
I have forgotten happiness.

Spirit

Psalm 55:4

My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
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].
Psalm 142:2

I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my trouble before Him.
Psalm 143:4

Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.

General references

Job 9:27

“If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will leave off my sad appearance, and be cheerful and brighten up,’
Job 23:15

“Therefore I would be terrified at His presence;
When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.
Psalm 25:17

The troubles of my heart are multiplied;
Bring me out of my distresses.