7 Bible Verses about Feelings Overwhelmed

To the Chief Musician, on the deer of the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me, and are far from my deliverance, and from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not answer; and in the night, and am not silent. But You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.read more.
Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them. They cried to You, and were delivered; they trusted in You, and were not ashamed. But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. All who see Me mock me; they shoot out the lip; they shake the head, saying, He trusted on Jehovah; let Him deliver Him; let Him rescue Him, since He delights in Him! For You are He who took Me out of the womb, causing Me to trust while on My mother's breasts.

To the Chief Musician. For stringed instruments. A contemplation. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not Yourself from my cry. Attend to me, and hear me; I wander and I moan in my complaint, from the voice of the enemy, from the oppression of the wicked, for they shake trouble over me, and in wrath they hate me.read more.
My heart is pained within me; and the terrors of death have fallen on me. Fear and trembling have come on me, and horror has covered me. And I said, Who will give to me wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Lo, I would wander far off; I would lodge in the desert. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. Swallow up, O Jehovah, and divide their tongues; for I have seen violence and fighting in the city.

To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I cry to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the Rock higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower before the enemy.

To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph. I cried to God with my voice, to God is my voice; and He gave ear to me. In the day of my trouble I sought Jehovah; my hand was poured in the night, and ceased not; my soul refused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit fainted. Selah.read more.
You keep my eyes awake; I am troubled and I cannot speak.

A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Jehovah. Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and let my cry come to You. Hide not Your face from me in the day when I am in trouble; bow down Your ear to me; in the day I call, answer me quickly. For my days go up like smoke, and my bones glow like a firebrand.read more.
My heart is stricken, and dried like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. Because of the voice of my groaning, my bones hold fast 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 on the house top. My enemies curse me all the day; and they who are mad against me are sworn against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread, and have mixed my drink with weeping, because of Your anger and Your wrath; for You have lifted me up and cast me down.

An Instruction of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave. I cried to Jehovah with my voice; with my voice I prayed to Jehovah. I poured out my prayer before Him; I declared my trouble before Him. When my spirit fainted within me, then You knew my path. In the way in which I walked they have secretly laid a snare for me.read more.
I looked on my right hand, and I watched, but no one recognized me; escape was lost to me; no man cared for my soul. I cried to You, O Jehovah; I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. Hear my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my pursuers; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise Your name; the righteous shall gather around me; for You shall reward me.

A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer O Jehovah; give ear to my supplications; in Your faithfulness and in Your righteousness answer me. And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is just. For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has beaten my life down to the ground; he has made me dwell in darkness, as those long dead.read more.
And my spirit has fainted within me; my heart has become weary within me. I remember the days of old; I think on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. I stretch forth my hands to You; my soul thirsts after You like a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me quickly, O Jehovah; my spirit fails; do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the Pit. Cause me to hear Your loving-kindness in the morning, for I do trust in You; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.