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Micah 7:8-10
The people of Jerusalem say,“ Don’t laugh when we suffer, you enemies of ours! We have fallen. But we’ll get up. Even though we sit in the dark, the Lord will give us light.We’ve sinned against the Lord. So he is angry with us. His anger will continue until he takes up our case. Then he’ll do what is right for us. He’ll bring us out into the light. Then we’ll see him save us.Our enemies will see it too. And they will be put to shame. After all, they said to us,‘ Where is the Lord your God?’ But we will see them destroyed. Soon they will be stomped on like mud in the streets.”
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Lamentations 1:5
Her enemies have become her masters. They have an easy life. The Lord has brought suffering to Jerusalem because her people have committed so many sins. Her children have been taken away as prisoners. Her enemies have forced her people to leave their homes.
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Ecclesiastes 5:17
All their lives they eat in darkness. Their lives are full of trouble, suffering and anger.
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Psalms 42:9-10
I say to God my Rock,“ Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go around in sorrow? Why am I treated so badly by my enemies?”My body suffers deadly pain as my enemies make fun of me. All day long they say to me,“ Where is your God?”
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Matthew 26:38
Then he said to them,“ My soul is very sad. I feel close to death. Stay here. Keep watch with me.”
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Psalms 38:17
I am about to fall. My pain never leaves me.
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Jeremiah 45:3
‘ You have said,“ How terrible it is for me! The Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I’m worn out from all my groaning. I can’t find any rest.” ’
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1 Samuel 18 29
So Saul became even more afraid of him. As long as Saul lived, he remained David’s enemy.
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Psalms 22:7-8
All those who see me laugh at me. They shout at me and make fun of me. They shake their heads at me.They say,“ He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. If the Lord is pleased with him, let him save him.”
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Luke 22:53
Every day I was with you in the temple courtyard. And you didn’t lay a hand on me. But this is your hour. This is when darkness rules.”
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Job 7:12-15
Am I the ocean? Am I the sea monster? If I’m not, why do you guard me so closely?Sometimes I think my bed will comfort me. I think my couch will keep me from being unhappy.But even then you send me dreams that frighten me. You send me visions that terrify me.So I would rather choke to death. That would be better than living in this body of mine.
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Psalms 77:2-12
When I was in trouble, I looked to the Lord for help. During the night I lifted up my hands in prayer. But I refused to be comforted.God, I remembered you, and I groaned. I thought about you, and I became weak.You kept me from going to sleep. I was so troubled I couldn’t speak.I thought about days gone by. I thought about the years of long ago.I remembered how I used to sing praise to you in the night. I thought about it, and here is what I asked myself.“ Will the Lord turn away from us forever? Won’t he ever show us his kindness again?Has his faithful love disappeared forever? Has his promise failed for all time?Has God forgotten to help us? Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”Then I thought,“ Here is what gives me hope. For many years the Most High God showed how powerful he is.Lord, I will remember what you did. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.I will spend time thinking about everything you have done. I will consider all your mighty acts.”
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Psalms 74:18
Lord, remember how your enemies have made fun of you. Remember how foolish people have attacked you with their words.
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Nehemiah 2:2
So the king asked me,“ Why are you looking so sad? You aren’t sick. You must be feeling very sad.” I was really afraid.
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Psalms 7:4-5
Or I have done evil to my friend. Or I have robbed my enemy without any reason.Then let my enemy chase me and catch me. Let him stomp me into the ground. Let him bury me in the dust.
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Psalms 9:6
My enemies have been destroyed forever. You have leveled their cities to the ground. Even the memory of them is gone.
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1 Samuel 24 19
Suppose a man finds his enemy. He doesn’t let him get away without harming him. May the Lord reward you with many good things. May he do it because of the way you treated me today.
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Job 9:19-21
If it’s a matter of strength, he is mighty! And if it’s a matter of being fair, who would dare to bring charges against him?Even if I hadn’t sinned, what I said would prove me guilty. Even if I were honest, my words would show that I’m wrong.“ Even though I’m honest, I’m not concerned about myself. I hate my own life.
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Psalms 142:4-7
Look and see that no one is on my right side to help me. No one is concerned about me. I have no place of safety. No one cares whether I live or die.Lord, I cry out to you. I say,“ You are my place of safety. You are everything I need in this life.”Listen to my cry. I am in great need. Save me from those who are chasing me. They are too strong for me.My troubles are like a prison. Set me free so I can praise your name. Then those who do what is right will gather around me because you have been good to me.
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Jeremiah 8:18
Lord, my heart is weak inside me. You comfort me when I’m sad.
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Psalms 17:9
Save me from the sinful people who want to destroy me. Save me from my deadly enemies who are all around me.
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Psalms 10:18
You stand up for those whose fathers have died and for those who have been treated badly. You do it so that mere human beings made of dust may not terrify others anymore.
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Psalms 8:2
You have made sure that children and infants praise you. Their praise is a wall that stops the talk of your enemies.
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Psalms 7:2
If you don’t, they will tear me apart as if they were lions. They will rip me to pieces so that no one can save me.
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Philippians 2:27
He was very sick. In fact, he almost died. But God had mercy on him. He also had mercy on me. God spared me sadness after sadness.
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Lamentations 1:9
Her skirts are dirty. She didn’t think about how things might turn out. Her fall from power amazed everyone. And no one was there to comfort her. She said,“ Lord, please pay attention to how much I’m suffering. My enemies have won the battle over me.”
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Psalms 123:3-4
Lord, have mercy on us. Have mercy on us, because people haven’t stopped making fun of us.We have had to put up with a lot from those who are proud. They were always laughing at us.
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Psalms 74:10
God, how long will your enemies make fun of you? Will they attack you with their words forever?
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Job 10:15
If I were guilty, how terrible that would be for me! Even if I haven’t sinned, I can’t be proud of what I’ve done. That’s because I’m so full of shame. I’m drowning in my suffering.
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Psalms 42:4
When I remember what has happened, I tell God all my troubles. I remember how I used to walk to the house of God. The Mighty One guarded my steps. We shouted with joy and praised God as we went along with the joyful crowd.
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Job 9:27-28
Suppose I say,‘ I’ll forget about all my problems. I’ll change my frown into a smile.’Then I’d still be afraid I’d go on suffering. That’s because I know you would say I had done something wrong.
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Psalms 116:3
The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.
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Psalms 94:18-19
I said,“ My foot is slipping.” But Lord, your faithful love kept me from falling.I was very worried. But your comfort brought me joy.
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Romans 9:2
My heart is full of sorrow. My sadness never ends.
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Psalms 44:14-16
The nations make jokes about us. They shake their heads at us.All day long I have to live with my shame. My face is covered with it.That’s because they laugh at me and attack me with their words. They want to get even with me.
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Proverbs 15:13
A happy heart makes a face look cheerful. But a sad heart produces a broken spirit.
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Jeremiah 15:18
Why does my pain never end? Why is my wound so deep? Why can’t I ever get well? To me you are like a stream that runs dry. You are like a spring that doesn’t have any water.
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Job 23:8-10
“ But if I go to the east, God isn’t there. If I go to the west, I don’t find him.When he’s working in the north, I don’t see him there. When he turns to the south, I don’t see him there either.But he knows every step I take. When he has tested me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.
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Psalms 31:18
Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced. They speak with pride against those who do right. They make fun of them.
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Psalms 143:3-4
My enemies chase me. They crush me down to the ground. They make me live in the darkness like those who died long ago.So I grow weak. Deep down inside me, I’m afraid.
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Esther 7:6
Esther said,“ The man hates us! He’s our enemy! He’s this evil Haman!” Then Haman was terrified in front of the king and queen.
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John 16:6
Instead, you are filled with sadness because I have said these things.
