15 Bible Verses about Cries Of Distress To God
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When I was in trouble, I cried out to Jehovah, and he answered me.
I cried with all my heart. Answer me, O Jehovah! I will observe your statutes.
It happened while I prophesied, that Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said: Alas, O Lord Jehovah! Will you bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?
God remembers those who suffer. He does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.
They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
If you do, I, Jehovah, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
for it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.
This time tomorrow I will send you a man from the territory of Benjamin. Anoint him to be ruler of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines. I have seen my people suffering and their cry has reached me.
Jehovah said: What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood (life) cries out to me from the ground.
Time went by and the king of Egypt died. The Israelites still groaned because they were slaves. So they cried out, and their cries for help went up to God.
Jehovah said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt. I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them.
My people have begged for my help. I have seen how cruel the Egyptians are to them.
They will feel all the force of my anger. I will not spare them or show them any mercy (my eye will not feel sorry). They will shout prayers to me as loud as they can. But I will not listen to them
