O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore I will remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the mountain of Mizar. Verse Concepts

Psalm 69:2

I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. Verse Concepts

Psalm 73:16

I shall meditate that I might understand this; it is very hard for me to see. Verse Concepts

Psalm 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Comfort in

Luke 18:1-8

And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that it behooves us always to pray and not faint, saying, There was in a city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man; and there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, Defend me from my adversary. read more.
And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me, I will do her justice, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And shall not God avenge his own elect who cry day and night unto him though he bears long regarding them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?

Isaiah 35:3-4

Comfort ye the tired hands and strengthen the knees that tremble. Say to those that are of a fearful heart, Be comforted, fear not; behold, your God comes with vengeance, with recompense; God himself will come and save you.

Hebrews 12:12-13

Therefore, lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight steps unto your feet, so that which is lame will not turn out of the way, but let it rather be healed.

Despondency » Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:10

Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them curses me. Verse Concepts

Micah 7:1

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Job

Job 10:1

My soul is cut off in my life; therefore, I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. Verse Concepts

Psalm 31:10

For my life is spent with grief and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites

Exodus 6:12

And Moses answered before the LORD, saying, Behold, the sons of Israel do not hearken unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, seeing I am of uncircumcised lips? Verse Concepts

Exodus 4:1

Then Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice, for they will say, The LORD has not appeared unto thee. Verse Concepts

Exodus 4:10

Then Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither up until now, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy slave; but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue. Verse Concepts

Exodus 4:13

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Verse Concepts

Despondency » moses

Numbers 11:15

And if thou must deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found grace in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Elijah

1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and desiring to die, he said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am not better than my fathers. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Instances of » Hagar, when cast out of the household of abraham on account of the jealousy of sarah

Genesis 21:15-16

And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under a tree. And she went and sat her down over against him a good way off as it were a bowshot; for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him and lifted up her voice and wept.

Despondency » Instances of » Cain, when God pronounced judgment upon him for the murder of abel

Genesis 4:13-14

And Cain said unto the LORD, My iniquity is greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I hide; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass that anyone that finds me shall slay me.

Despondency » The disciples

Luke 24:17

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk and are sad? Verse Concepts

Despondency » Joshua

Joshua 7:7

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why hast thou caused this people to pass the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? We should have been content and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! Verse Concepts

Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites

Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for I would rather die than live. Verse Concepts

Jonah 4:8

Despondency » Instances of » Elijah, when he fled from jezebel to the wilderness and sat under the juniper tree, and wanted to die

1 Kings 19:4

Despondency » Instances of » The sailors with paul

Acts 27:20

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost. Verse Concepts

Despondency » Instances of » moses » At the red sea

Exodus 14:15

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Why criest thou unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel that they go forward: Verse Concepts

Despondency » Instances of » moses » People » Craving