Lamentations 3:20
I continually think about this, and I am depressed.
I continually think about this, and I am depressed.
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17 I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
18 So I said,“My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the LORD.”
19 ז(Zayin) Remember my impoverished and homeless condition, which is a bitter poison.
21 But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:
3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.
4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
5 I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.
3 I said,“I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.”(Selah)
16 Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.
10 Then I said,“I am sickened by the thought that the Most High might become inactive.
4 I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.
21 Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.
7 When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the LORD. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
6 I am depressed, so I will pray to you while in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.
10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
20 ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.
21 ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!
22 ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.
6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
7 I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.
6 For, when I think about this, I am terrified and my body feels a shudder.
3 I am absolutely terrified, and you, LORD– how long will this continue?
18 Then I said,“There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!
15 He has given me my fill of bitter herbs and made me drunk with bitterness.
3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
27 My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.
15 What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.
6 I said,“During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully.” I tried to make sense of what was happening.
7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
5 He has besieged and surrounded me with bitter hardship.
6 He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.
3 For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.
6 They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
52 I remember your ancient regulations, O LORD, and console myself.
3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.
4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
6 whenever I remember you on my bed, and think about you during the nighttime hours.
13 מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.
6 Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O LORD, for you have always acted in this manner.
7 Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O LORD!
13 When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food.(If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!)
3 The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long.
4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.
7 I have refused to touch such things; they are like loathsome food to me.
12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
25 For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.
19 When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.
28 I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!