Bible Verses About Persecution: Of Jesus

I will also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede and her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.

Why doe the heathen rage, and the people murmure in vaine?

The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.

But he that dwelleth in the heauen, shall laugh: the Lord shall haue them in derision.

Then shall hee speake vnto them in his wrath, and vexe them in his sore displeasure, saying,

To him that excelleth upon Aiieleth Hasshahar. A Psalme of Dauid. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me, and art so farre from mine health, and from the wordes of my roaring?

O my God, I crie by day, but thou hearest not, and by night, but haue no audience.

But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.

All they that see me, haue me in derision: they make a mowe and nod the head, saying,

He trusted in the Lord, let him deliuer him: let him saue him, seeing he loueth him.

Be not farre from me, because trouble is neere: for there is none to helpe me.

Many yong bulles haue compassed me: mightie bulles of Bashan haue closed me about.

They gape vpon me with their mouthes, as a ramping and roaring lyon.

I am like water powred out, and all my bones are out of ioynt: mine heart is like waxe: it is molten in the middes of my bowels.

My strength is dryed vp like a potsheard, and my tongue cleaueth to my iawes, and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

For dogges haue compassed me, and the assemblie of the wicked haue inclosed me: they perced mine hands and my feete.

I may tell all my bones: yet they beholde, and looke vpon me.

They part my garments among them, and cast lottes vpon my vesture.

But be thou not farre off, O Lord, my strength: hasten to helpe me.

Deliuer my soule from the sword: my desolate soule from the power of the dogge.

Saue me from the lyons mouth, and answere me in sauing me from the hornes of the vnicornes.

To him that excelleth upon Shoshannim. A Psalme of David. Save mee, O God: for the waters are entred euen to my soule.

I sticke fast in the deepe myre, where no staie is: I am come into deepe waters, and the streames runne ouer me.

I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.