Bible Verses About Afflictions

Wide-mouthed, they gape at me; with scorn, they slap my cheeks; they gather themselves together against me.

"God delivers me to the perverse, throws me into the hands of the wicked.

I was at peace, and he shook me apart. Yes, he grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces. He set me up as his target

his archers surrounded me. He slashes my innards and shows no mercy, he pours my gall on the ground.

He breaks in on me again and again, attacking me like a warrior.

"I sewed sackcloth together to cover my skin and laid my pride in the dust;

my face is red from crying, and on my eyelids is a death-dark shadow.

His bones may be filled with [the vigor of] his youth, but it will join him lying in the dust.

For his anger is momentary, but his favor lasts a lifetime. Tears may linger for the night, but with dawn come cries of joy.

Deep is calling to deep at the thunder of your waterfalls; all your surging rapids and waves are sweeping over me.

You brought us into the net and bound our bodies fast.

You made men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water. But you brought us out to a place of plenty.

Yet he, because he is full of compassion, forgave their sin and did not destroy; many times he turned away his anger and didn't rouse all his wrath.

So he remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that blows past and does not return.

You have fed them tears as their bread and made them drink tears in abundance.

"If his descendants abandon my Torah and fail to live by my rulings,

if they profane my regulations and don't obey my mitzvot,

I will punish their disobedience with the rod and their guilt with lashes.

He will not always accuse, he will not keep his anger forever.

He has not treated us as our sins deserve or paid us back for our offenses,

Many times [God] rescued them, but they kept making plans to rebel. Thus they were brought low by their own wrongdoing.

Still he took pity on their distress whenever he heard their cry.

For their sakes he kept in mind his covenant and in his limitless grace relented,

causing them to be treated with compassion by all who had taken them captive.

I know, ADONAI, that your rulings are righteous, that even when you humble me you are faithful.