Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.

How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? ThatGod distributeth sorrows in his anger?

But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

For God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;

As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

I chose out their way, and sataschief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, Because I saw my help in the gate:

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou sofar from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answerest not; And in the night season, and am not silent.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.

And now shall my head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Jehovah.

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.