7 Bible Verses about Feelings Overwhelmed

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me and from the words of my cry? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest in the midst of the praises of Israel.read more.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee and were delivered: they trusted in thee and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men and despised of the people. All those that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, Turn him over to the LORD, let him deliver him, let him save him, seeing he delighted in him. But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou hast made me wait upon thee since I was upon my mother's breasts.

Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me and hear me: I mourn in my complaint and make a noise because of the voice of the enemy because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.read more.
My heart is sore pained within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away and be at rest. Behold, then I would flee far away and dwell in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry unto thee when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me and a strong tower from the enemy.

I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; my sore bled in the night and ceased not; my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God and cried out; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.read more.
Thou didst hold my eyelids open; I am broken and did not speak.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily. For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as in a hearth.read more.
My heart is smitten and withered like grass so that I forget to eat my bread. By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my skin. I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. I watch and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. My enemies reproach me all the day, and those that are mad against me are sworn against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping, because of thine indignation and thy wrath; for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down.

I shall cry unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice shall I ask the LORD for mercy. I shall pour out my complaint before him; before him I shall tell of my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou didst know my path. In the way in which I walked have they secretly laid a snare for me.read more.
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no one that would know me; I had no refuge; no one cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O LORD; I said, Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living. Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name; the righteous shall feast with me; when thou shalt have weaned me.

Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my supplications for the sake of thy truth; answer me for the sake of thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy slave; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.read more.
Therefore my spirit has become overwhelmed within me; my heart within me has become desolate. I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all thy works; I mused on the work of thy hands. I stretched forth my hands unto thee; my soul thirsted after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O LORD; my spirit fails; hide not thy face from me lest I be like those that go down into the grave. Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning, for in thee do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul unto thee.