Trouble

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

“Why did you bring this trouble upon me?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man you had another brother?”

The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?

Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”

So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people?

He considers no disaster for Jacob; He sees no trouble for Israel. The LORD their God is with them, and the shout of the King is among them.

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.”

“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

When you have stayed three days, hurry down to the place you hid on the day this trouble began, and remain beside the stone Ezel.

As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.”

“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”

Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.

Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”

…and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied.

You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”

And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”

I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”

But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.

As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.

For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.

Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.

They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

…which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

…to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

At the waters of Meribah they angered the LORD, and trouble came to Moses because of them.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.

May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

…for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.

Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

Blessed is the man who is always reverent, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.

…say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’

But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah.

The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.

Why did I come out of the womb to see only trouble and sorrow, and to end my days in shame?

People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me.

‘I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, in countries you do not know.

That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.

If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

…who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.