Verse 1

Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:1 : 1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
  • Ps 27:9 : 9 Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help. Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.
  • Ps 30:7 : 7 LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain stand strong: you hid your face, and I was troubled.
  • Ps 44:24 : 24 Why do You hide Your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?
  • Job 13:24 : 24 Why do you hide your face, and hold me as your enemy?
  • Job 23:9 : 9 On the left hand where he works, but I cannot behold him; he hides himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
  • Job 34:29 : 29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him? Whether it be done against a nation or against a man only.
  • Ps 88:14 : 14 LORD, why do you cast off my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?
  • Jer 14:8 : 8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of trouble, why should You be as a stranger in the land, and as a traveler who turns aside to stay for a night?
  • Ps 13:1-3 : 1 How long will You forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
  • Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.