I remembered God, and was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “For I will go down into the grave mourning for my son.” So his father wept for him.
Are the consolations of God too small for you? Or the word spoken gently to you?
For destruction from God is a terror to me, and because of His highness I cannot endure.
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
“Therefore, I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence.
Call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify Me.”
From the end of the earth will I call to You, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
On my bed at night I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but did not find him.
Lord, in trouble they have sought You; they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was on them.
Do not be a terror to me; You are my hope in the day of disaster.
My soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten prosperity.
Why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?