38 Bible Verses about Afflictions, Prayer During

Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent to defy the living God.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don't let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, and lift me up from the gates of death;

Remember, Yahweh, what has come on us: Look, and see our reproach.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

Don't be furious, Yahweh, neither remember iniquity forever: see, look, we beg you, we are all your people. Your holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised you, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. read more.
Will you refrain yourself for these things, Yahweh? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very severely?

Heal me, O Yahweh, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for you are my praise.

Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone."

Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do, but our eyes are on you."

Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who oppress me, my deadly enemies, who surround me.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are Yahweh my God.

Turn us again, God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

Turn us, God of our salvation, and cause your indignation toward us to cease. Will you be angry with us forever? Will you draw out your anger to all generations? Won't you revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?

Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Teach me that which I don't see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?

Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don't make me the reproach of the foolish.

Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.

"Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

I will tell God, 'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin. Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy?

Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Don't hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

Many say, "Who will show us any good?" Yahweh, let the light of your face shine on us.

Please let your loving kindness be for my comfort, according to your word to your servant.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am faint. Yahweh, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

"Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don't be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were. Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and exist no more." For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

Don't throw me from your presence, and don't take your holy Spirit from me.

"Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!"