Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

For the Lord heareth the poore, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Which hast shewed me great troubles and aduersities, but thou wilt returne, and reuiue me, and wilt come againe, and take mee vp from the depth of the earth.

My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.

When the wrath of God came euen vpon them, and slew the strongest of them, and smote downe the chosen men in Israel.

For all this, they sinned stil, and beleeued not his wonderous woorkes.

Therefore their daies did hee consume in vanitie, and their yeeres hastily.

And when hee slewe them, they sought him and they returned, and sought God earely.

Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah.

Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

But thou hast reiected and abhorred, thou hast bene angry with thine Anoynted.

Thou hast broken the couenant of thy seruant, and profaned his crowne, casting it on the ground.

Thou hast broken downe all his walles: thou hast layd his fortresses in ruine.

All that goe by the way, spoyle him: he is a rebuke vnto his neighbours.

Thou hast set vp the right hand of his enemies, and made all his aduersaries to reioyce.

Thou hast also turned the edge of his sworde, and hast not made him to stand in the battell.

Thou hast caused his dignitie to decay, and cast his throne to the ground.

The dayes of his youth hast thou shortned, and couered him with shame. Selah.

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.

Comfort vs according to the dayes that thou hast afflicted vs, and according to the yeeres that we haue seene euill.

Blessed is the man, whom thou chastisest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy Lawe,

That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of euill, whiles the pitte is digged for the wicked.

If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.

When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.

In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.