20 Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long?
Lamentations 5:20
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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.
Psalms 88:13–15
13 But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You. 14 Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me? 15 From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Psalms 77:6–8
6 At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered: 7 “Will the Lord spurn us forever and never show His favor again? 8 Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
Psalms 89:45–47
45 You have cut short the days of his youth; You have covered him with shame. Selah 46 How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire? 47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men!
Psalms 85:4–6
4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us. 5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations? 6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
Psalms 10:1–2
1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? 2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Job 13:23–25
23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. 24 Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy? 25 Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
Psalms 108:10–12
10 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 11 Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? 12 Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
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