Bible Verses About Afflictions and Adversities

From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.

As a father hath mercy on sons, Jehovah hath mercy on those fearing Him.

For He hath known our frame, Remembering that we are dust.

Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

This is my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

I remembered Thy judgments of old, O Jehovah, And I comfort myself.

Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

Unless Thy law were my delights, Then had I perished in mine affliction.

Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands are my delights.

In the day I called, when Thou dost answer me, Thou dost strengthen me in my soul with strength.

If I walk in the midst of distress Thou quickenest me, Against the anger of mine enemies Thou sendest forth Thy hand, And Thy right hand doth save me.

Jehovah doth perfect for me, O Jehovah, Thy kindness is to the age, The works of Thy hands let not fall!

I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.

Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.

Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,

And I have turned, and I see all the oppressions that are done under the sun, and lo, the tear of the oppressed, and they have no comforter; and at the hand of their oppressors is power, and they have no comforter.

Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart.

Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

And a covering may be, For a shadow by day from drought, And for a refuge, and for a hiding place, From inundation and from rain!