Thematic Bible: Despondency
Thematic Bible
Despondency » David
My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Despondency » Comfort in
He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect man. A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' read more.
He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says. Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.'" The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says. Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Tell those who have a fearful heart, "Be strong. Do not be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God's retribution. He will come and save you.
Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
Despondency » Jeremiah
"Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth. I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet everyone of them curses me."
Misery is mine. Indeed, I am like one who gathers the summer fruits, as gleanings of the vineyard: There is no cluster of grapes to eat. My soul desires to eat the early fig.
Despondency » Job
"My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.
Despondency » Instances of » moses » When sent on his mission to the israelites
Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"
Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'"
Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."
He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."
Despondency » moses
If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and do not let me see my wretchedness."
Despondency » Elijah
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough. Now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers."
Despondency » Instances of » Hagar, when cast out of the household of abraham on account of the jealousy of sarah
The water in the bottle was spent, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. She went and sat down opposite him, a good way off, about a bow shot away. For she said, "Do not let me see the death of the child." 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
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
Despondency » The disciples
He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk?" They stood still, looking sad.
Despondency » Joshua
Joshua said, "Alas, Lord GOD, why have you brought this people over the Jordan at all, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? I wish that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan.
Despondency » Instances of » Jonah after he had preached to the ninevites
Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah's head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."
Despondency » Instances of » Elijah, when he fled from jezebel to the wilderness and sat under the juniper tree, and wanted to die
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough. Now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers."
Despondency » Instances of » The sailors with paul
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
Despondency » Instances of » moses » At the red sea
The LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.
Despondency » Instances of » moses » People » Craving » Meat
If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favor in your sight; and do not let me see my wretchedness."
Despondency » Instances of » The israelites, on account of the cruel oppressions of the egyptians
Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.