17 Bijbelverzen over pijn en verdriet

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),…