Psalm 119:82
New Living Translation
82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
When will you comfort me?
Psalm 69:3
New Living Translation
3 I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
Psalm 119:123
New Living Translation
123 My eyes strain to see your rescue,
to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.
Lamentations 2:11
New Living Translation
11 I have cried until the tears no longer come;
my heart is broken.
My spirit is poured out in agony
as I see the desperate plight of my people.
Little children and tiny babies
are fainting and dying in the streets.
Isaiah 38:11
New Living Translation
11 I said, “Never again will I see the Lord God
while still in the land of the living.
Never again will I see my friends
or be with those who live in this world.
Proverbs 13:12
New Living Translation
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 90:13-15
New Living Translation
13 O Lord, come back to us!
How long will you delay?
Take pity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,
so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
15 Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!
Replace the evil years with good.
Psalm 86:17
New Living Translation
17 Send me a sign of your favor.
Then those who hate me will be put to shame,
for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.
Deuteronomy 28:32
New Living Translation
32 You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them.
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