'Trouble' in the Bible

God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.

All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!

They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

Do not hold us accountable for the sins of earlier generations! Quickly send your compassion our way, for we are in serious trouble!

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one's best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.

Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

in order to protect him from times of trouble, until the wicked are destroyed.

Can a corrupt throne—one that creates trouble by law—become Your ally?

Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble]My bones cling to my flesh.

The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

he therefore humbled their heart with trouble. They stumbled and there was no helper.

Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

Again, they are diminished and bowed down Through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.

The Lord protects the untrained; I was in serious trouble and he delivered me.

I still had faith, though I said, I am in great trouble;

I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.

This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.

O see my trouble, and be my saviour; for I keep your law in my mind,

Let my prayer come before you; take me out of trouble, as you have said.

{A Song of degrees.} In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me.

Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

When those who surround me rise up,may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,

because their feet run toward troubleand they hurry to commit murder.

So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;

when terror strikes you like a stormand your calamity comes like a whirlwind,when trouble and stress overcome you.

For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.

A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

He always plots evil with perversity in his heart—he stirs up trouble.

a lying witness who gives false testimony,and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.

Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.

Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

With his mouth the evil man sends destruction on his neighbour; but through knowledge the upright are taken out of trouble.

The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

The one who searches for what is good finds favor,but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

He who brings trouble [to] his household, he will inherit wind, and a fool will serve the wise of heart.

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble,but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Those who are greedy for unjust gain bring trouble into their homes, but the person who hates bribes will live.

The LORD made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is there for times of trouble.

The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

The spirit of a man sustains him in sickness,But as for a broken spirit, who can bear it?

A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.

The prudent person sees trouble ahead and hides, but the naive continue on and suffer the consequences.

Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.

for their hearts plan violence,and their words stir up trouble.

If thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.

For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.

The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.