'Trouble' in the Bible

But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors,

So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste.

And I gave orders for a search to be made, and it is certain that in the past this town has made trouble for kings, and that outbursts against authority have taken place there.

Be certain to do this with all care: do not let trouble be increased to the king's damage.

They said to me, “The remnant in the province, who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned down.”

So I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been burned down. Come, let’s rebuild Jerusalem’s wall, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

So all of them plotted together to come fight against Jerusalem and to make trouble for it.

And you saw the trouble of our fathers in Egypt, and their cry came to your ears by the Red Sea;

Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

Its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have given over us because of our sins, and [they are] ruling over our dead bodies and our livestock at their pleasure. We are in great trouble.

Didn't your ancestors do the same? And didn't our God bring on us and on this city all of this trouble? Now you're adding to the wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!"

For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and extermination. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”

as the time when the Jews gave themselves rest from their enemies -- the month when their trouble was turned to happiness and their mourning to a holiday. These were to be days of banqueting, happiness, sending gifts to one another, and providing for the poor.

"Because that night refused to shut the doors of my mother's womb; it failed to keep me from seeing this trouble.

There the wicked cease to make trouble,and there the weary find rest.

Wherefore is light given to him that is in trouble, and life to those bitter of soul,

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

In my experience, those who plow injusticeand those who sow trouble reap the same.

Fear came on me and shaking, and my bones were full of trouble;

Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

If only my passion might be measured, and put into the scales against my trouble!

Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?

Has not man his ordered time of trouble on the earth? and are not his days like the days of a servant working for payment?

Truly I've been allotted months of emptiness; nights of trouble have been appointed for me.

You will not let me be clear of sin! why then do I take trouble for nothing?

That, if I was an evil-doer, the curse would come on me; and if I was upright, my head would not be lifted up, being full of shame and overcome with trouble.

“For you would forget your trouble,As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.

In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

If death takes a man, will he come to life again? All the days of my trouble I would be waiting, till the time came for me to be free.

He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil;their womb prepares deception.

Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble.

But now he has overcome me with weariness and fear, and I am in the grip of all my trouble.

If you say, 'How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!'

Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

Even though he is satiated and self-sufficient, he suffers everyone in any sort of trouble will attack him.

Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.

How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords?

Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!

How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

Therefore round about thee are snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:

Has not my hand been stretched out in help to the poor? have I not been a saviour to him in his trouble?

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

But when I hoped for good, trouble came; when I expected light, then darkness came.

My feelings are strongly moved, and give me no rest; days of trouble have overtaken me.

Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

Have I rejoiced over my enemy’s distress,or become excited when trouble came his way?

Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,

He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Then all his brothers and sisters and all those who knew him before arrived. They ate food with him in his house, mourned for him, and consoled him for all the trouble that the LORD had brought and placed on him. Some gave him gold bullion and some brought gold earrings.

Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:

{A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.} LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble {deliver me}. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

My eyes are wasting away with trouble; they are becoming old because of all those who are against me.

See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

His trouble comes back on his own head,and his violence falls on the top of his head.

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved {throughout all generations}, [during] which [I will have] no trouble."

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;trouble and malice are under his tongue.

But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.The helpless entrusts himself to You;You are a helper of the fatherless.

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.

Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.

For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble];He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.

My praise will be of You in the great assembly.I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

Consider my affliction and trouble,and take away all my sins.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.

But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

They will not experience shame in times of trouble; in times of famine they will have plenty.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?

{To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.} God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Why should I fear in times of trouble?The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Because of the voice of the enemy,Because of the pressure of the wicked;For they bring down trouble upon meAnd in anger they bear a grudge against me.

day and night they make the rounds on its walls.Crime and trouble are within it;