Psalm 89:7-8

The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.

    He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

O LORD God of Heaven's Armies!

    Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD?

    You are entirely faithful.

The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God. He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

Psalm 47:2  

For the LORD Most High is awesome.

    He is the great King of all the earth.  (see all Psalm 47)

Psalm 82:1  

God presides over heaven's court;

    he pronounces judgment on the heavenly beings.  (see all Psalm 82)

Job 1:6  One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them.  (see all chapter 1)

Job 2:1  One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them.  (see all chapter 2)

Daniel 7:9-10  

I watched as thrones were set in place

    and the Ancient One sat down to judge.

His clothing was as white as snow,

    his hair like purest wool.

He sat on a fiery throne

    with wheels of blazing fire,

and a river of fire was pouring out,

    flowing from his presence.

Millions of angels ministered to him;

    many millions stood to attend him.

Then the court began its session,

    and the books were opened.  (see all chapter 7) 

Isaiah 6:1-3  It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the LORD. He was sitting on a lofty throne and the train of his robe filled the Temple. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other,

    "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven's Armies!

        The whole earth is filled with his glory!"  (see all chapter 6)

 

O LORD God of Heaven's Armies! Where is there anyone as mighty as you, O LORD? You are entirely faithful. 

Psalm 35:10  

With every bone in my body I will praise him:

    "LORD, who can compare with you?

Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?

    Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?

    (see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 77:13-14  

O God, your ways are holy.

    Is there any god as mighty as you?

You are the God of great wonders!

    You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.  

    (see all Psalm 77)

Psalm 89:2  

Your unfailing love will last forever.

    Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.  (see verses 1-18)

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Psalm 89:5-6 Part 2 of 2

All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD;

    myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD?

    What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD? 

For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD? What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?

Exodus 9:13-14  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh. Tell him, 'This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: Let my people go, so they can worship me. If you don't, I will send more plagues on you and your officials and your people. Then you will know that there is no one like me in all the earth.' "  (see verses 13-35)

Exodus 15:11  

"Who is like you among the gods, O LORD--

    glorious in holiness,

awesome in splendor,

    performing great wonders?"  (see verses 1-21)

1 Samuel 2:2  

"No one is holy like the LORD!

    There is no one besides you;

    there is no Rock like our God."  (see verses 1-11)

2 Samuel 7:22  "How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!"  (see all chapter 7, also 1 Chronicles 17)

1 Kings 8:22-23  Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the entire community of Israel. He lifted his hands toward heaven, and he prayed,

    "O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like you in all of heaven above or on the earth below. You keep your covenant and show unfailing love to all who walk before you in wholehearted devotion."  (see verses 22-53)

Psalm 71:19  

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens.

    You have done such wonderful things.

    Who can compare with you, O God?  (see all Psalm 71)

Isaiah 46:9  

"Remember the things I have done in the past.

    For I alone am God!

    I am God, and there is none like me."  (see all chapter 46)

Jeremiah 10:6  

LORD, there is no one like you!

    For you are great, and your name is full of power.  (see all chapter 10)

Psalm 96:4  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    He is to be feared above all gods.  (see all Psalm 96)  

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Psalm 89:5-6 Part 1 of 2

All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD;

    myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

For who in all of heaven can compare with the LORD?

    What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?

I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever!

    Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

Your unfailing love will last forever.

    Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

All heaven will praise your great wonders, LORD; myriads of angels will praise you for your faithfulness.

Psalm 19:1  

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.

    The skies display his craftsmanship.  (see all Psalm 19)

Psalm 29:1-2  

Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings;

    honor the LORD for his glory and strength.

Honor the LORD for the glory of his name.

    Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  (see all Psalm 29)

Psalm 8:1  

O LORD, our LORD, your majestic name fills the earth!

    Your glory is higher than the heavens.  (see all Psalm 8)

Psalm 97:6  

The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

    every nation sees his glory.  (see all Psalm 97)

Psalm 103:20-22  

Praise the LORD, you angels,

    Your mighty ones who carry out his plans,

    listening for each of his commands.

Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels

    who serve him and do his will!

Praise the LORD, everything he has created,

    everything in all his kingdom.

Let all that I am praise the LORD.  (see all Psalm 103)

Isaiah 6:3  They were calling out to each other,

"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven's Armies!

    The whole earth is filled with his glory!"  (see all chapter 6)

Psalm 148:1-2  

Praise the LORD from the heavens!

    Praise him from the skies!

Praise him, all his angels!

    Praise him, all the armies of heaven!  (see all Psalm 148) 

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Psalm 89:3-4 Part 2 of 2

The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.

    I have sworn this oath to him:

'I will establish your descendants as kings forever;

    they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.' "

Ezekiel 37:24-25  "My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever."  (see all chapter 37)

Matthew 1:1  This is a record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and Abraham: ...  (see verses 1-17)

Luke 1:31-33  "You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The LORD God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his kingdom will never end!"  (see verses 26-56)

Luke 1:69-70  

"He has sent us a mighty Savior

    from the royal line of his servant David,

just as he promised

    through his holy prophets long ago."  (see verses 57-80)

Revelation 22:16  "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star."  (see all chapter 22)

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Psalm 89:3-4 Part 1 of 2

The LORD said, "I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.

    I have sworn this oath to him:

'I will establish your descendants as kings forever;

    they will sit on your throne from now until eternity.' "

2 Samuel 7:16  " 'Your house and your kingdom will continue before me for all time, and your throne will be secure forever.' " (see all chapter 7)

1 Kings 8:15-16  "Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father, 'From the day I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I have never chosen a city among any of the tribes of Israel as the place where a Temple should be built to honor my name. But I have chosen David to be king over my people Israel.' " (see all chapter 8)

Psalm 132:11-12  

The LORD swore an oath to David

    with a promise he will never take back:

"I will place one of your descendants

    on your throne.

If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant

    and the laws that I teach them,

then your royal line will continue forever and ever."  (see all Psalm 132)

Isaiah 9:6-7  

For a child is born to us,

    a son is given to us.

The government will rest on his shoulders.

    And he will be called:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His government and its peace

    will never end.

He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David

    for all eternity.

The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies

    will make this happen!  (see all chapter 9)

Isaiah 11:1  

Out of the stump of David's family will grow a shoot--

    yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from an old root.  (see all chapter 11)

Genesis 23:5-6  

"For a time is coming,"

    says the LORD,

"when I will raise up a righteous descendant

    from King David's line.

He will be a King who rules with wisdom.

    He will do what is just and right throughout the land.

And this will be his name:

    'The LORD Is Our Righteousness.'

In that day Judah will be saved,

    and Israel will live in safety."  (see all chapter 23)

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Psalm 89:1-2

I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever!

    Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.

Your unfailing love will last forever.

    Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

I will sing of the LORD's unfailing love forever!

Psalm 59:16 

But as for me, I will sing about your power.

    Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.

For you have been my refuge,

    a place of safety when I am in distress.  (see all Psalm 59)

Psalm 101:1  

I will sing of your love and justice, LORD.

    I will praise you with songs.  (see all Psalm 101)

Psalm 145:7  

Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness;

    they will sing with joy about your righteousness.  (see all Psalm 145)

 

Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. Your unfailing love will last forever. 

Psalm 36:5  

Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;

    your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.  (see all Psalm 36)

Psalm 40:10  

I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart;

    I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power.

I have told everyone in the great assembly

    of your unfailing love and faithfulness.  (see all Psalm 40)

Psalm 119:90  

Your faithfulness extends to every generation,

    as enduring as the earth you created.  (see verses 89-96)

 

Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens. 

Psalm 57:10  

For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens.

    Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.  (see all Psalm 57)

Psalm 71:19  

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens.

    You have done such wonderful things.

    Who can compare with you, O God?  (see all Psalm 71)

Psalm 103:11  

For his unfailing love toward those who fear him

    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.  

    (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 108:4  

For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.

    Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.  (see all Psalm 108)

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Psalm 88:17-18

They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.

    They have engulfed me completely.

You have taken away my companions and loved ones.

    Darkness is my closest friend.

They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.

Psalm 22:12 

My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;

    fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!

Psalm 22:16  

My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;

    an evil gang closes in on me.

    They have pierced my hands and feet.  (see all Psalm 22)

Psalm 124:3-5  

They would have swallowed us alive

    in their burning anger.

The waters would have engulfed us;

    a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Yes, the raging waters of their fury

    would have overwhelmed our very lives.  (see all Psalm 124)

 

You have taken away my companions and loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend. 

Job 19:13-14  

"My relatives stay far away,

    and my friends have turned against me.

My family is gone,

    and my close friends have forgotten me."  (see all chapter 19)

Psalm 31:11  

I am scorned by all my enemies

    and despised by my neighbors--

    even my friends are afraid to come near me.

When they see me on the street,

    they run the other way.  (see all Psalm 31)

Psalm 38:11  

My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.

    Even my own family stands at a distance.  (see all Psalm 38)

Psalm 88:11-12  

Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?

    Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?

    Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?

    (see all Psalm 88)

 

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Psalm 88:15-16 Part 2 of 2

I have been sick and close to death from my youth.

    I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.

Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me.

    Your terrors have paralyzed me.

Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me. Your terrors have paralyzed me.

Job 6:4 

"For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows.

    Their poison infects my spirit.

    God's terrors are lined up against me."  (see all chapter 6)

Psalm 7:11  

God is an honest judge.

    He is angry with the wicked every day.  (see all Psalm 7)

Deuteronomy 9:19  "I feared that the furious anger of the LORD, which turned him against you, would drive him to destroy you. But again he listened to me."  (see all chapter 9)

Deuteronomy 29:28  " 'In great anger and fury the LORD uprooted his people from their land and banished them to another land, where they still live today!' "  (see all chapter 29)

2 Kings 22:13  "Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do."  (see verses 8-20)

Psalm 78:38  

Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins

    and did not destroy them all.

Many times he held back his anger 

    and did not unleash his fury!  (see all Psalm 78)

Romans 1:18  But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.  (see verses 18-32)

1 Thessalonians 5:9-10  For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever.  (see all chapter 5)

Revelation 14:9-11  Then a third angel followed them, shouting, "Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand must drink the wine of God's anger. It has been poured full strength into God's cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb. The smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever, and they will have no relief day or night, for they have worshiped the beast and his statue and have accepted the mark of his name."  (see all chapter 14)

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Psalm 88:15-16 Part 1 of 2

I have been sick and close to death from my youth.

    I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.

Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me.

    Your terrors have paralyzed me.

I have been sick and close to death from my youth.

Psalm 129:2 

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me,

    but they have never defeated me.  (see all Psalm 129)

Jeremiah 22:21  

"I warned you when you were prosperous,

    but you replied, 'Don't bother me.'

You have been that way since childhood--

    you simply will not obey me!"  (see all chapter 22)

Ezekiel 16:22  "In all your years of adultery and detestable sin, you have not once remembered the days long ago when you lay naked in a field, kicking about in your own blood."  (see all chapter 16)

Hosea 2:15  

"I will return her vineyards to her

    and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope.

She will give herself to me there,

    as she did long ago when she was young,

    when I freed her from her captivity in Egypt."  (see all chapter 2)

Psalm 9:12  

For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.

    He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.  (see all Psalm 9)

 

I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors. 

Job 18:11 

"Terrors surround the wicked

    and trouble them at every step."  (see all chapter 18)

Job 20:25  

"The arrow is pulled from their back,

    and the arrowhead glistens with blood.

The terrors of death are upon them."  (see all chapter 20)

Psalm 55:4  

My heart pounds in my chest.

    The terror of death assaults me.  (see all Psalm 55)

Isaiah 28:19  

"Again and again that flood will come,

    morning after morning,

day and night,

    until you are carried away."

This message will bring terror to your people.  (see all chapter 28)

Lamentations 2:22  

"You have invited terrors from all around,

    as though you were calling them to a day of feasting.

In the day of the LORD's anger,

    no one has escaped or survived.

The enemy has killed all the children

    whom I carried and raised."  (see all chapter 2)

2 Corinthians 4:8  We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair.  (see all chapter 4)

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Psalm 88:13-14

O LORD, I cry out to you.

    I will keep on pleading day by day.

O LORD, why do you reject me? 

    Why do you turn your face from me?

O LORD, I cry out to you.

Psalm 30:2 

O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,

    and you restored my health.  (see all Psalm 30)

Psalm 5:2  

Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,

    for I pray to no one but you.

 

I will keep on pleading day by day. 

Psalm 5:3  

Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD.

    Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.  

    (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 55:17  

Morning, noon, and night

    I cry out in my distress,

    and the LORD hears my voice.  (see all Psalm 55)

Psalm 92:2  

It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning,

    your faithfulness in the evening, ... (see all Psalm 92)

Psalm 119:147  

I rise early, before the sun is up;

    I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.  (see verses 145-152)

 

O LORD, why do you reject me? 

Psalm 43:2  

For you are my God, my only safe haven.

    Why have you tossed me aside?  (see all Psalm 43)

Psalm 44:9  

But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor.

    You no longer lead our armies to battle.  (see all Psalm 44)

Psalm 74:1  

O God, why have you rejected us so long?

    Why is your anger so intense against the sheep of your own pasture?

    (see all Psalm 74)

Psalm 89:38  

But now you have rejected him and cast him off.

    You are angry with your anointed King.  (see all Psalm 89)

 

Why do you turn your face from me? 

Psalm 13:1  

O LORD, how long will you forget me?

    Forever?

How long will you look the other way?  (see all Psalm 13)

Job 13:24  

"Why do you turn away from me?

    Why do you treat me as your enemy?"  (see all chapter 13)

Psalm 44:24  

Why do you look the other way?

    Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?"  (see all Psalm 44)

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Psalm 88:10-12

Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead?

    Do the dead rise up and praise you?

Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?

    Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?

Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?

    Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?

Psalm 6:4-5 

Return, O LORD, and rescue me.

    Save me because of your unfailing love.

For the dead do not remember you.

    Who can praise you from the grave?  (see all Psalm 6)

Psalm 30:9 

"What will you gain if I die,

    if I sink into the grave?

Can my dust praise you?

    Can it tell of your faithfulness?"  (see all Psalm 30)

Psalm 115:17  

The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD,

    for they have gone into the silence of the grave.  (see all Psalm 115)

Ecclesiastes 9:10  Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Isaiah 38:18  

For the dead cannot praise you;

    they cannot raise their voices in praise.

Those who go down to the grave

    can no longer hope in your faithfulness.  (see all chapter 38)

Job 10:20-21  

"I have only a few days left, so leave me alone,

    that I may have a moment of comfort

before I leave--never to return--

    for the land of darkness and utter gloom."  (see all chapter 10)

Psalm 139:8  

If I go up to heaven, you are there;

    If I go down to the grave, you are there.  (see all Psalm 139)

John 5:24  "I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life."  (see verses 16-47)

John 11:25-26  Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?"  (see all chapter 11) 

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You have driven my friends away

    by making me repulsive to them.

I am in a trap with no way to escape.

    My eyes are blinded by my tears.

Each day I beg for your help, O LORD;

    I lift my hands to you for mercy.

My eyes are blinded by my tears.

Psalm 6:7 

My vision is blurred by grief;

    my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.  (see all Psalm 6)

Psalm 31:9 

Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in distress.

    Tears blur my eyes.

    My body and soul are withering away.  (see verses 9-13)

Psalm 38:10  

My heart beats wildly, my strength fails,

    and I am going blind.  (see all Psalm 38)

 

Each day I beg for your help, O LORD; I lift my hands to you for mercy. 

Job 11:13  

"If only you would prepare your heart 

    and lift up your hands to him in prayer!"  (see all chapter 11)

Psalm 5:2  

Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,

    for I pray to no one but you.  (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 22:2  

Every day I call to you, My God, but you do not answer.

    Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.  (see verses 1-21)

Psalm 143:6  

I lift my hands to you in prayer.

    I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain.  (see all Psalm 143)

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Psalm 88:8-9 Part 1 of 2

You have driven my friends away

    by making me repulsive to them.

I am in a trap with no way to escape.

    My eyes are blinded by my tears.

Each day I beg for your help, O LORD;

    I lift my hands to you for mercy.

You have driven my friends away by making me repulsive to them.

Job 19:13 

"My relatives stay far away,

    and my friends have turned against me."  (see verses 13-19)

Job 30:10  

"They despise me and won't come near me,

    except to spit in my face."  (see verses 1-15)

Psalm 31:11  

I am scorned by all my enemies

    and despised by my neighbors--

    even my friends are afraid to come near me.

When they see me on the street,

    they run the other way.  (see verses 9-13)

Psalm 38:11  

My loved ones and friends stay away,

    fearing my disease.

    Even my own family stands at a distance.  (see all Psalm 38)

Psalm 69:8  

Even my own brothers pretend they don't know me;

    they treat me like a stranger.  (see all Psalm 69) 

I am in a trap with no way to escape. 

Job 3:23  

"Why is life given to those with no future,

    those God has surrounded with difficulties?"  (see verses 20-26)

Job 6:4  

"For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows.

    Their poison infects my spirit.

    God's terrors are lined up against me."  (see verses 1-13)

Job 16:12-13  

"I was living quietly until he shattered me.

    He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces.

Then he set me up as his target,

    and now his archers surround me.

His arrows pierce me with out mercy.

    The ground is wet with my blood."  (see all chapter 16)

Job 19:6  

"But it is God who has wronged me,

    capturing me in his net."  (see verses 1-12)

Lamentations 3:7  

He has walled me in, and I cannot escape.

    He has bound me in heavy chains.  (see verses 1-24)

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Psalm 88:5-7

They have left me among the dead,

    and I lie like a corpse in a grave.

I am forgotten,

    cut off from your care.

You have thrown me into the lowest pit,

    into the darkest depths.

Your anger weighs me down;

    with wave after wave you have engulfed me.

They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care.

Job 17:1 

"My spirit is crushed,

    and my life is nearly snuffed out.

    The grave is ready to receive me."  (see all chapter 17)

Psalm 31:22  

In panic I cried out,

    "I am cut off from the LORD!"

But you heard my cry for mercy

    and answered my call for help.  (see all Psalm 31)

Isaiah 38:12  

"My life has been blown away

    like a shepherd's tent in a storm.

It has been cut short,

    as when a weaver cuts cloth from a loom.

    Suddenly, my life was over."  (see all chapter 38)

Isaiah 53:8  

Unjustly condemned,

    he was led away.

No one cared that he died without descendants,

    that his life was cut short in midstream.

But he was struck down

    for the rebellion of my people.  (see all chapter 53)

You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths. 

Numbers 16:33  So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel.  (see all chapter 16)

Psalm 143:3  

My enemy has chased me.

    He has knocked me to the ground

    and forces me to live in darkness like those in the grave.  (see all Psalm 143)

Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me. 

Psalm 42:7  

I hear the tumult of the raging seas

    as  your waves and surging tides sweep over me.  (see all Psalm 42)

Genesis 1:2  The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.  (see all chapter 1)

Genesis 7:11  When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventh day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.  (see chapters 6-8)

Psalm 69:2  

Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;

    I cant' find a foothold.

I am in deep water,

    and the floods overwhelm me.  (see all Psalm 69)

Jonah 2:3  

You threw me into the ocean depths,

    and I sank down to the heart of the sea.

The mighty waters engulfed me;

    I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.  (see all chapter 2)

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Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Limited to 15 verses per post.