Bible Verses About Prayer Under Affliction

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

Restore us, O God of Hosts, and cause Your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved.

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?

Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

Make us glad for as many days as You have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!

Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace!

O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.