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Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » David
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.
I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Despondency » David
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.
I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Mire » Figurative
I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
He brought me up also out of the pit of hopelessness, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and straightened my steps.
Reproach » The reproaches of man falling on jesus Christ
For the Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of those that reproached thee fell on me.
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; my eyes fail while I wait for my God. read more.
Those that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; those that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I restored that which I did not take away. O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my guiltiness is not hid from thee. Do not let those that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of the hosts, be ashamed for my sake; do not let those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an alien unto my mother's sons. For the zeal of thy house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Those that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; those that would destroy me, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty; then I restored that which I did not take away. O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my guiltiness is not hid from thee. Do not let those that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of the hosts, be ashamed for my sake; do not let those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an alien unto my mother's sons. For the zeal of thy house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Rivers » Illustrative » Of heavy afflictions
I sink in deep mire where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.