Bible Verses About Persecution

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.

They that hate mee without a cause, are moe then the heares of mine heade: they that would destroy mee, and are mine enemies falsly, are mightie, so that I restored that which I tooke not.

O God, thou knowest my foolishnesse, and my fautes are not hid from thee.

Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hostes, be ashamed for me: let not those that seeke thee, be confounded through mee, O God of Israel.

For thy sake haue I suffred reproofe: shame hath couered my face.

I am become a stranger vnto my brethren, euen an aliant vnto my mothers sonnes.

For the zeale of thine house hath eaten mee, and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee, are fallen vpon me.

I wept and my soule fasted, but that was to my reproofe.

I put on a sacke also: and I became a prouerbe vnto them.

They that sate in the gate, spake of mee, and the drunkards sang of me.

But Lord, I make my praier vnto thee in an acceptable time, euen in the multitude of thy mercie: O God, heare me in the trueth of thy saluation.

Deliuer mee out of the myre, that I sinke not: let me be deliuered from them that hate me, and out of the deepe waters.