38 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

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2 Kings 19:16

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Nehemiah 9:32

So now, our God—the great, mighty,
and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant—
do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us,
our kings and leaders,
our priests and prophets,
our ancestors and all Your people,
from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,

Lamentations 5:1

Yahweh, remember what has happened to us.
Look, and see our disgrace!

Psalm 102:2

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.

Psalm 119:76

May Your faithful love comfort me
as You promised Your servant.

Psalm 39:12-13

“Hear my prayer, Lord,
and listen to my cry for help;
do not be silent at my tears.
For I am a foreigner residing with You,
a temporary resident like all my fathers.
Turn Your angry gaze from me
so that I may be cheered up
before I die and am gone.”

Psalm 25:17

The distresses of my heart increase;
bring me out of my sufferings.

Psalm 39:10

Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

Isaiah 64:9-12

Lord, do not be terribly angry
or remember our iniquity forever.
Please look—all of us are Your people!
Your holy cities have become a wilderness;
Zion has become a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
Our holy and beautiful temple,
where our fathers praised You,
has been burned with fire,
and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
read more.
Lord, after all this, will You restrain Yourself?
Will You keep silent and afflict severely?

Psalm 39:8

Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.

Psalm 51:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

Psalm 79:8

Do not hold past sins against us;
let Your compassion come to us quickly,
for we have become weak.

Psalm 85:4-8

Return to us, God of our salvation,
and abandon Your displeasure with us.
Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger for all generations?
Will You not revive us again
so that Your people may rejoice in You?
read more.
Show us Your faithful love, Lord,
and give us Your salvation. I will listen to what God will say;
surely the Lord will declare peace
to His people, His godly ones,
and not let them go back to foolish ways.

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

Job 34:32

Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”

Psalm 90:14-15

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.

2 Kings 19:19

Now, Lord our God, please save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God—You alone.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to You.

Psalm 17:8-9

Protect me as the pupil of Your eye;
hide me in the shadow of Your wings
from the wicked who treat me violently,
my deadly enemies who surround me.

Job 10:2

I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.

Job 13:23-24

How many iniquities and sins have I committed?
Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
Why do You hide Your face
and consider me Your enemy?

Psalm 143:11

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
let me live.
In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,

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Afflictions, Prayer During » That God would consider our trouble

2 Kings 19:16

Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.

Nehemiah 9:32

So now, our God—the great, mighty,
and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant
do not view lightly all the hardships that have afflicted us,
our kings and leaders,
our priests and prophets,
our ancestors and all Your people,
from the days of the Assyrian kings until today.

Psalm 9:13

Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,

Lamentations 5:1

Yahweh, remember what has happened to us.
Look, and see our disgrace!

Afflictions, Prayer During » For deliverance

Psalm 25:17

The distresses of my heart increase;
bring me out of my sufferings.

Psalm 39:10

Remove Your torment from me;
I fade away because of the force of Your hand.

Isaiah 64:9-12

Lord, do not be terribly angry or remember [our] iniquity forever. Please look-all of us are Your people! Your holy cities have become a wilderness; Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. read more.
Lord, after all this, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict severely?

Afflictions, Prayer During » For protection and preservation from enemies

2 Kings 19:19

Now, Lord our God, please save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God—You alone.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to You.

Psalm 17:8-9

Guard me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings from the wicked who treat me violently, my deadly enemies who surround me.

Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be turned to God

Jeremiah 31:18

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

Psalm 85:4-6

Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon Your displeasure with us. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger for all generations? Will You not revive us again so that Your people may rejoice in You?

Afflictions, Prayer During » For restoration to joy

Psalm 90:14-15

Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days. Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us, for as many years as we have seen adversity.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For divine teaching and direction

Job 34:32

Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”

Afflictions, Prayer During » For pardon and deliverance from sin

Psalm 39:8

Deliver me from all my transgressions;
do not make me the taunt of fools.

Psalm 51:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

Psalm 79:8

Do not hold past sins against us;
let Your compassion come to us quickly,
for we have become weak.

Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may know the causes of our trouble

Job 10:2

I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.

Job 13:23-24

How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. Why do You hide Your face and consider me Your enemy?

Afflictions, Prayer During » For the presence and support of God

Psalm 102:2

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For divine comfort

Psalm 119:76

May Your faithful love comfort me
as You promised Your servant.

Afflictions, Prayer During » For mercy

Afflictions, Prayer During » For mitigation of troubles

Psalm 39:12-13

"Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; do not be silent at my tears. For I am a foreigner residing with You, a sojourner like all my fathers. Turn Your angry gaze from me so that I may be cheered up before I die and am gone."

Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be quickened

Psalm 143:11

Because of Your name, Yahweh,
let me live.
In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,

Afflictions, Prayer During » That the holy spirit may not be withdrawn

Afflictions, Prayer During » That we may be taught the uncertainty of life

Afflictions, Prayer During » Exhortation to

Afflictions, Prayer During » For increase of faith

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