'Afflicted' in the Bible

For the One who seeks an accountingfor bloodshed remembers them;He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.Do not forget the afflicted.

“Because of the oppression of the afflictedand the groaning of the poor,I will now rise up,” says the Lord.“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,but the Lord is his refuge.

For You rescue an afflicted people,but You humble those with haughty eyes.

For He has not despised or detestedthe torment of the afflicted.He did not hide His face from himbut listened when he cried to Him for help.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am alone and afflicted.

The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bowto bring down the afflicted and needyand to slaughter those whose way is upright.

I am afflicted and needy;the Lord thinks of me.You are my helper and my deliverer;my God, do not delay.

I am afflicted and needy;hurry to me, God.You are my help and my deliverer;Lord, do not delay.

He will judge Your people with righteousnessand Your afflicted ones with justice.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,help the poor,and crush the oppressor.

For he will rescue the poor who cry outand the afflicted who have no helper.

They are not in trouble like others;they are not afflicted like most people.

For I am afflicted all day longand punished every morning.

From my youth,I have been afflicted and near death.I suffer Your horrors; I am desperate.

My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;I even forget to eat my food.

I believed, even when I said,“I am severely afflicted.”

Before I was afflicted I went astray,but now I keep Your word.

It was good for me to be afflictedso that I could learn Your statutes.

I know, Lord, that Your judgments are justand that You have afflicted me fairly.

I am severely afflicted;Lord, give me life through Your word.

The Lord helps the afflictedbut brings the wicked to the ground.