Psalm 13:2
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2 How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?(A)
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- 13.2 Syr: Heb hold counsels
Micah 7:8-10
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(B)
10 Then my enemies[b] will see,
and shame will cover those[c] who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their[d] downfall;[e]
now they[f] will be trodden down
like the mire of the streets.(C)
Jeremiah 8:18
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The Prophet Mourns for the People
18 My joy is gone; grief is upon me;
my heart is sick.
Jeremiah 15:18
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18 Why is my pain unceasing,
my wound incurable,
refusing to be healed?
Truly, you are to me like a deceitful brook,
like waters that fail.(A)
Psalm 143:3-4
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3 For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.(A)
Lamentations 1:5
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5 Her foes have become the masters;
her enemies prosper
because the Lord has made her suffer
for the multitude of her transgressions;
her children have gone away,
captives before the foe.(A)
Ecclesiastes 5:17
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17 Besides, all their days they eat in darkness, in much anger and sickness and resentment.(A)
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Proverbs 15:13
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13 A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance,
but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken.(A)
Psalm 142:4-7
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4 Look on my right hand and see:
there is no one who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for me.(A)
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”(B)
6 Listen to my cry,
for I am brought very low.
Save me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.(C)
7 Bring me out of prison,
so that I may give thanks to your name.
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.(D)
Psalm 123:3-4
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3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)
4 Our soul has had more than its fill
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.(B)
Job 23:8-10
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8 “If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;(A)
9 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
I turn[a] to the right, but I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(B)
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- 23.9 Syr Vg: Heb he turns
Job 10:15
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15 If I am wicked, woe to me!
If I am righteous, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and look upon my affliction.(A)
Philippians 2:27
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27 He was indeed so ill that he nearly died. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.
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Romans 9:2
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2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
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John 16:6
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6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
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Matthew 26:38
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38 Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me.”(A)
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Lamentations 1:9
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9 Her uncleanness was in her skirts;
she took no thought of her future;
her downfall was appalling,
with none to comfort her.
Look, O Lord, at my affliction,
for the enemy has triumphed!(A)
Psalm 116:3
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3 The snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.(A)
Psalm 94:18-19
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18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(A)
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.(B)
Psalm 74:18
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18 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs,
and an impious people reviles your name.(A)
Psalm 74:10
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10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
Is the enemy to revile your name forever?(A)
Psalm 44:14-16
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14 You have made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.(A)
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and shame has covered my face
16 at the words of the taunters and revilers,
at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.(B)
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- 44.14 Heb a shaking of the head
Psalm 42:9-10
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9 I say to God, my rock,
“Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I walk about mournfully
because the enemy oppresses me?”(A)
10 As with a deadly wound in my body,
my adversaries taunt me,
while they say to me continually,
“Where is your God?”(B)
Psalm 42:4
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4 These things I remember,
as I pour out my soul:
how I went with the throng[a]
and led them in procession to the house of God,
with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving,
a multitude keeping festival.(A)
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- 42.4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 31:18
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18 Let the lying lips be stilled
that speak insolently against the righteous
with pride and contempt.(A)
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