12 Bible Verses about God Far Away
Most Relevant Verses
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
And He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations which the house of Israel are committing here, so that I would be far from My sanctuary? But yet you will see still greater abominations.”
You have seen it, O Lord, do not keep silent;
O Lord, do not be far from me.
The Lord is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and *saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.
For though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He regards the lowly,
But the haughty He knows from afar.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar.
The Lord appeared to him from afar, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
