Bible Verses About Prayer Under Affliction

Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God.

Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.

O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail 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.

Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy?

That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; for I am withered away: O Jehovah, heal me; for my bones are troubled.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

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

Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses.

Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.

Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; Hold not thy peace at my tears: For I am a stranger with thee, A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and be no more.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.