'Groaning' in the Bible
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
“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.”
For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Why are You so far from my deliveranceand from my words of groaning?
Indeed, my life is consumed with griefand my years with groaning;my strength has failedbecause of my sinfulness,and my bones waste away.
When I kept silent, my bones became brittlefrom my groaning all day long.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;