Psalm 10:1

Easy To Read Version

Lord, why do you stay so far away?\par People with troubles can’t see you.\par

Cross References

Job 13:24

God, why do you avoid me,\par and treat me like your enemy?\par

Job 23:9

When God is working in the north,\par I don’t see him.\par When God turns to the south,\par I still don’t see him.\par

Job 34:29

But if God decides not to help them,\par then no person can judge God guilty.\par If God hides himself from people,\par then no person can find him.\par God is the ruler over people and nations.\par

Psalm 22:1

My God, my God!\par Why did you leave me?\par You are too far away to save me!\par You are too far away to hear my cries for help!\par

Psalm 27:9

Lord, don’t turn away from your servant.\par Help me!\par Don’t push me away!\par Don’t leave me!\par My God, you are my Savior.\par

Psalm 30:7

Yes, Lord, while you were kind to me,\par I felt like nothing could defeat me! {\cf2\super [183]} \par But when you turned away from me,\par I became scared and shook with fear.\par

Psalm 44:24

God, why are you hiding from us?\par Have you forgotten our pain and troubles?\par

Psalm 44:25

We have been pushed down into the dirt.\par We are lying with our belly in the dust. {\cf2\super [269]} \par

Psalm 46:1

God is our storehouse of strength.\par In him, we can always find help\par in times of trouble.\par

Psalm 88:14

Lord, why have you abandoned me?\par Why do you refuse to listen to me?\par

Jeremiah 14:8

God, you are the Hope of Israel!\par You save Israel in times of trouble.\par But now it seems like you are\par a stranger in the land.\par It seems like you are a traveler that only stays one night.\par

Jeremiah 14:9

You seem like a man that has been attacked by surprise.\par You seem like a soldier that does not have the power to save anyone.\par But Lord, you are with us.\par We are called by your name,\par So don’t leave us without help!”\par