Bible verses about "affliction" | JPS_ASV_Byz

¹ (34:1) A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. (34:2) I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. ² (34:3) My soul shall glory in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. ³ (34:4) O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. ⁴ (34:5) I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. ⁵ (34:6) They looked unto Him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be abashed. ⁶ (34:7) This poor man cried, and the LORD heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. ⁷ (34:8) The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. ⁸ (34:9) O consider and see that the LORD is good; happy is the man that taketh refuge in Him. ⁹ (34:10) O fear the LORD, ye His holy ones; for there is no want to them that fear Him. ¹⁰ (34:11) The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they that seek the LORD want not any good thing. ¹¹ (34:12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. ¹² (34:13) Who is the man that desireth life, and loveth days, that he may see good therein? ¹³ (34:14) Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. ¹⁴ (34:15) Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. ¹⁵ (34:16) The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. ¹⁶ (34:17) The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. ¹⁷ (34:18) They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. ¹⁸ (34:19) The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. ¹⁹ (34:20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. ²⁰ (34:21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. ²¹ (34:22) Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. ²² (34:23) The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants; and none of them that take refuge in Him shall be desolate.

²⁶ (22:27) Let the humble eat and be satisfied; let them praise the LORD that seek after Him; may your heart be quickened for ever!

²⁴ (22:25) For He hath not despised nor abhorred the lowliness of the poor; neither hath He hid His face from him; but when he cried unto Him, He heard.'

¹⁷ LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend; ¹⁸ To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

³³ These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

²⁸ And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

¹⁷ For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

² Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations, ³ Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience. ⁴ And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

¹ Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

⁷¹ It is good for me that I have been afflicted, in order that I might learn Thy statutes.

¹⁶ Wherefore we faint not, but though our outward man is decaying, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

¹³ I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

¹¹ Behold, we call them blessed that endured; ye have heard of the patience of Job, and the end wrought of the Lord, see that he is full of pity, and merciful.

⁶ In nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

¹⁹ (34:20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

¹⁸ For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

³ And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness, ⁴ and stedfastness, approvedness, and approvedness, hope:

⁹ And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

¹⁷ (34:18) They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles. ¹⁸ (34:19) The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. ¹⁹ (34:20) Many are the ills of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. ²⁰ (34:21) He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken.