'Groaning' in the Bible
So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Furthermore I have heard the groaning of the sons of Israel, because the Egyptians are holding them in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.
When the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
“For my groaning comes at the sight of my food,And my cries pour out like water.
“Even today my complaint is rebellion;His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.Give ear to my words, O Lord,Consider my groaning.
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
For the choir director; upon Aijeleth Hashshahar. A Psalm of David.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted awayThrough my groaning all day long.
Let the groaning of the prisoner come before You;According to the greatness of Your power preserve those who are doomed to die.
Because of the loudness of my groaningMy bones cling to my flesh.
To hear the groaning of the prisoner,To set free those who were doomed to death,
A harsh vision has been shown to me;The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys.Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media;I have made an end of all the groaning she has caused.
‘You said, “Ah, woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am weary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’
The roads of Zion are in mourningBecause no one comes to the appointed feasts.All her gates are desolate;Her priests are groaning,Her virgins are afflicted,And she herself is bitter.
“This is another thing you do: you cover the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because He no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.