Quotes about Adversity
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
— Psalm 44:17
For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
— Psalm 44:25
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
— Psalm 49:5
For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah
— Psalm 54:3
For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have stared down my foes.
— Psalm 54:7
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
— Psalm 55:3
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
— Psalm 55:12
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
— Psalm 56:2
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
— Psalm 56:5
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
— Psalm 56:9
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
— Psalm 57:4
They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
— Psalm 57:6