Psalm 10:1

The Passion Translation

Lord, why do you seem so far away when evil is near? Why have you hidden yourself when I need you the most?

Cross References

Psalm 22:1

God, my God! Why would you abandon me now?

Psalm 27:9

So don’t turn your face away from me. You’re the God of my salvation; how can you reject your servant in anger? You’ve been my only hope, so don’t forsake me now when I need you!

Jeremiah 14:8

O Hope of Israel, Our only deliverer in time of trouble, why do you act like some stranger in the land, like an uninterested traveler who stops only for the night?

Psalm 88:14

O Lord, why have you thrown my life away? Will you keep turning the other way every time I call out to you?

Psalm 46:1

God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble— more than enough and always available whenever I need you.

Psalm 44:24

You can’t hide your face any longer from us! How could you forget our agonizing sorrow?

Psalm 44:25

Now we lay facedown, sinking into the dust of death, the quicksand of the grave.

Jeremiah 14:9

You are a mighty warrior! Why are you acting like a man overcome with weakness, like someone who can’t save us? Yet here you are, dwelling among us, Yahweh. You’ve attached your name to us. Don’t leave us now!