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Psalm 77:2-12
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. . . .

Psalm 94:18, 19
If I say, "My foot is slipping, " Your loving devotion, O LORD, will support me. . . .

Psalm 142:4-7
Look to my right and see, no one attends to me; there is no refuge for me, no one cares for my soul. . . .

Job 7:12-15
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard? . . .

Job 9:19-21, 27, 28
If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him? . . .

Job 10:15
If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

Job 23:8-10
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him. . . .

Jeremiah 15:18
Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me--water that is not there.

sorrow

Psalm 38:17
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Psalm 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me, and the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Nehemiah 2:2
so the king said to me, "Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart." I was overwhelmed with fear

Proverbs 15:13
A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit.

Ecclesiastes 5:17
Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

Jeremiah 8:18
My sorrow is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

Jeremiah 45:3
You have said, 'Woe is me, because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.'"

Matthew 26:38
Then He said to them, "My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me."

John 16:6
Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

Romans 9:2
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

Philippians 2:27
He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.

enemy

Psalm 7:2, 4, 5
or they will shred my soul like a lion, and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me. . . .

Psalm 8:2
From the lips of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Psalm 9:6
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

Psalm 10:18
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

Psalm 17:9
from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

Psalm 74:10, 18
How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? . . .

1 Samuel 18:29
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David's enemy.

1 Samuel 24:19
When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

Esther 7:6
Esther replied, "The adversary and enemy is this wicked man--Haman!" And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.

Lamentations 1:9
Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!

Micah 7:8-10
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. . . .

exalted

Psalm 22:7, 8
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: . . .

Psalm 31:18
May lying lips be silenced, which speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalm 42:10
Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, "Where is your God?"

Psalm 44:14-16
You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples. . . .

Psalm 123:3, 4
Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt. . . .

Psalm 143:3, 4
For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead. . . .

Lamentations 1:5
Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

Luke 22:53
Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness."