7 Bible Verses about Feelings Overwhelmed

My God, my God why have you forsaken me? [Why are you] far from helping me, [far from] the words of my groaning? O my God, I call by day and you do not answer, and [by] night but I have no rest. Yet you [are] holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.read more.
Our ancestors trusted you; they trusted and you delivered them. They cried to you and were saved; they trusted you and were not ashamed. But I [am] a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people. All [who] see me mock me. They open wide [their] lips; they shake [the] head, [saying]: "{He trusts Yahweh}. Let him rescue him. Let him deliver him because he delights in him." Yet [you] took me from [the] belly; you made me trust [while] on my mother's breasts.

Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea. Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan, because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.read more.
My heart trembles within me, and deathly terrors fall on me. Fear and trembling come on me, and horror overwhelms me. So I say, "{Oh, that} I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest. Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah I would hurry to my refuge from [the] raging wind [and] storm." Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.

Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock [that is] higher than I. For you have been my refuge, a strong tower from the enemy.

I cry out with my voice to God; with my voice to God, that he may hear me. In the day I [have] trouble, I seek the Lord. At night my hand stretches out {continually}; my soul refuses to be comforted. I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.read more.
You hold [open] my eyelids. I am troubled and cannot speak.

O Yahweh, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me in [the] day [of] my trouble. Incline your ear to me. In the day I call, answer me quickly, for my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are charred like a hearth.read more.
My heart is struck like grass and withers. Indeed, I forget to eat my bread. Because of the sound of my groaning my bones cling to my skin. I am like an owl of [the] wilderness; I am like a little owl of [the] ruins. I lie awake and I am like a lone bird on a roof. All the day my enemies reproach me; those who mock me swear [oaths] against me. Indeed, I eat ashes like bread and mix my drink with tears because of your indignation and anger, for you have picked me up and thrown me away.

I cry out with my voice to Yahweh; I implore favor with my voice to Yahweh. I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him. When my spirit faints within me, you know my way. On the path where I walk, they have hidden a trap for me;read more.
look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul. I cry out to you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my refuge, my portion in the land of the living." Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my pursuers, for they are stronger than I. Bring me out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. [The] righteous will encircle me, because you will deal bountifully with me.

O Yahweh, hear my prayer; listen to my supplications. In your faithfulness answer me, [and] in your righteousness. And do not enter into judgment with your servant, because no one alive [is] righteous before you. For [the] enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground. He has made me dwell in dark places like [those] long dead.read more.
And [so] my spirit grows faint within me; my heart {within} me is desolate. I remember [the] days of long ago; I meditate on all your doings. I muse on the labor of your hands. I stretch out my hands to you; my soul [longs] for you like a dry land. Selah Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like [those] descending to [the] pit. Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.