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17 Bible Verses About Pain and Hurt

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  • Psalm 34:18 places the Lord close to the brokenhearted, and Psalm 147:3 says he heals them and binds up their wounds.
  • Psalm 6 and Psalm 22 put hurt to God as questions, Job 3 curses the day of Job’s birth, and Matthew 27:46 records Jesus crying the first line of Psalm 22 from the cross.
  • Psalm 55 names the hurt of betrayal by a close friend, and verse 22 follows with “Cast your cares on the Lord.”
  • Joseph tells the brothers who wronged him “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good” and then promises to provide for their children (Genesis 50:20-21).
  • Paul pleaded three times for his “thorn in my flesh” to be taken away and was told “My grace is sufficient for you” (2 Corinthians 12:7-9).

The Bible names hurt plainly and lets the hurt person say so to God. The Lord “is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18) and “binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3). The psalms of lament put pain into words addressed to God: “How long, Lord, how long?” (Psalm 6:3) and “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1). Job curses the day of his birth (Job 3:1-3) and asks why he did not perish at birth (Job 3:11),…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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