Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

And why? For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell, neither shalt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

And why? Because the king putteth his trust in the LORD; and in the mercy of the most highest he shall not miscarry.

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

And in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be removed." And why? Thou, LORD, of thy goodness, hast made my hill so strong.

And why? Their communing is not for peace, but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

I will say to God my rock, “Why have You forgotten me?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.

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?

Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my [sad] countenance and my God.

Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord? Wake up! Do not reject us forever!

Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

You love justice and hate wickedness. That is why God, even your God, has anointed you rather than your companions with the oil of gladness.

Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

Why should I eat the flesh of oxen or drink the blood of goats?

But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken. And why? Their preaching is of cursing and lies.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

And why? For thy sake have I suffered reproof; shame hath covered my face.

And why? I was grieved at the wicked, to see the ungodly in such prosperity.

A well-written song by Asaph. Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us? Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?

Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom.

And why? God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

At the last, I came to this point, that I thought, "O why art thou so foolish? the righthand of the most highest can change all!"

Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!

Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

And why? Judgment shall be turned again unto righteousness, and all such as are true in heart shall follow it.

And why? Thy servants think upon her stones, and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.

For why? He remembered his holy promise which he had made to Abraham his servant.

Why do you flee, O sea? Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?

Why do you skip like rams, O mountains, like lambs, O hills?

Why do the nations say, 'Where, pray, is their God.

And why? Thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Thy testimonies have I claimed as my heritage forever; and why? They are the very joy of my heart.

Your decrees are wonderful that's why I observe them.

For why? The LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his own possession.