Psalm 88:9

The Passion Translation

Every day I beg for your help. Can’t you see my tears? My eyes are swollen with weeping. My arms are wide, longing for mercy, but you’re nowhere to be found.

Cross References

Psalm 102:9

Because of your great and furious anger against me, all I do is suffer with sorrow, with nothing to eat but a meal of mourning. My crying fills my cup with salty tears! In your wrath you have rejected me, sweeping me away like dirt on the floor.

Psalm 143:6

Now I’m reaching out to you, thirsting for you like the dry, cracked ground thirsts for rain. Pause in his presence

Psalm 38:10

My heart beats wildly, my strength is sapped, and the light of my eyes is going out. My friends stay far away from me, avoiding me like the plague. Even my family wants nothing to do with me.

Psalm 38:12

Meanwhile my enemies are out to kill me, plotting my ruin, speaking of my doom as they spend every waking moment planning how to finish me off.

Psalm 42:3

Day and night my tears keep falling and my heart keeps crying for your help, while my enemies mock me over and over, saying, “Where is this God of yours? Why doesn’t he help you?”

Psalm 44:20

If we had forsaken your holy name, wouldn’t you know it? You’d be right in leaving us. If we had worshiped before other gods, no one would blame you for punishing us. God, you know our every heart-secret. You know we still want you!

Psalm 55:17

Every evening I will explain my need to him. Every morning I will move my soul toward him. Every waking hour I will worship only him, and he will hear and respond to my cry.

Psalm 6:7

My eyes of faith won’t focus anymore, for sorrow fills my heart. There are so many enemies who come against me!

Psalm 68:31

Africa will send her noble envoys to you, O God. They will come running, stretching out their hands in love to you.

Psalm 86:3

Lord God, hear my constant cry for help; show me your favor and bring me to your fountain of grace!

Psalm 88:1

Yahweh is the God who continually saves me. I weep before you night and day.

Lamentations 3:7

He has walled me in with no way out and weighed me down with heavy chains.

Ezekiel 17:11

Then Yahweh spoke to me again, saying,

John 11:35

Then tears streamed down Jesus’ face.