Psalms 109:22
For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
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- Ps 40:17 : 17 I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
- Ps 86:1 : 1 A prayer of David. Listen O LORD! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.
- Ps 88:15-16 : 15 I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain. 16 Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.
- Ps 102:4 : 4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.
- Ps 102:17-20 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request. 18 The account of his intervention will be recorded for future generations; people yet to be born will praise the LORD. 19 For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the LORD will look toward earth, 20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,
- Ps 109:16 : 16 For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
- Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
- Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
- Luke 22:44 : 44 And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
- John 12:27 : 27 “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say?‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.
- 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
- 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said,“Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The LORD has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”
- Job 6:4 : 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.
- Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
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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.
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26 Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!
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5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
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4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
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21 Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.
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20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.
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25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
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17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
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10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”
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3 I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
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19 But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
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11 Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.
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10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”
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17 Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away!
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