See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins! ¹ 

Only his flesh has pain for himself, ¹  and he mourns for himself.” ² 

For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain. ¹ 

For they suffer no pain; ¹  their bodies ²  are strong and well-fed. ³ 

Yes, ¹  my spirit was bitter, ²  and my insides felt sharp pain. ³ 

ר (Resh) See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

Or a person is chastened ¹  by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones, ² 

When I refused to confess my sin, ¹  my whole body wasted away, ²  while I groaned in pain all day long.

An evil person suffers much pain, ¹  but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him. ² 

I am numb with pain and severely battered; ¹  I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. ² 

For how can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? I couldn’t bear to see ¹  my father’s pain.” ² 

Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman, ¹  for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish.”

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, ¹  as they acknowledge their pain ²  and spread out their hands toward this temple,

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.” ¹ 

When all your people Israel pray and ask for help, ¹  as they acknowledge their intense pain ²  and spread out their hands toward this temple,

In his pain ¹  Manasseh ²  asked the Lord his God for mercy ³  and truly ⁴  humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. ⁵ 

Then I would yet have my comfort, ¹  then ²  I would rejoice, ³  in spite of pitiless pain, ⁴  for ⁵  I have not concealed the words ⁶  of the Holy One. ⁷ 

“But ¹  if I speak, my pain is not relieved, ²  and if I refrain from speaking – how ³  much of it goes away?

“How often ¹  is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? How often does their ²  misfortune come upon them? How often does God apportion pain ³  to them ⁴  in his anger?

You have taken notice, ¹  for ²  you always see ³  one who inflicts pain and suffering. ⁴  The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; ⁵  you deliver ⁶  the fatherless. ⁷