18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. 19 You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. 20 Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Lamentations 5:18–20
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Psalms 44:23–25
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever. 24 Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression? 25 For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
Baruch 3:2–4
2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for you are a merciful God. Yes, have mercy upon us, because we have sinned before you. (WEB) 3 For you are enthroned forever, and we keep perishing. (WEB) 4 O Lord Almighty, you God of Israel, hear now the prayer of the dead Israelites, and of th… (WEB)
Psalms 74:9–11
9 There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last. 10 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever? 11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destr…
Psalms 115:1–3
1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness. 2 Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” 3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.
2 Baruch 35:2–4
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Psalms 102:11–13
11 My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass. 12 But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations. 13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Isaiah 64:9–11
9 Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! 10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, w…
Jeremiah 49:24–26
24 Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. 25 How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? 26 For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warri…
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