Quotes About Struggle

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

saying, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for there is no one to rescue him.”

But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men.

Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.

When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees

How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

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.

You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.

The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.

He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and derision to those around us.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.