'Suffering' in the Bible

My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh. See my suffering from [those who] hate me, [you who] lift me up from the gates of death,

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; my neighbors are appalled by my suffering -- those who know me are horrified by my condition; those who see me in the street run away from me.

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Those who sing as well as those who dance say, "All my springs are in you." A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Suffering of Affliction." A contemplation by Heman, the Ezrahite.

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

Because of the sound of my groaning [in suffering and trouble]My bones cling to my flesh.

He humbled them through suffering, as they stumbled without a helper.

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

But He lifts the needy out of their sufferingand makes their families multiply like flocks.

I am suffering terribly. O Lord, revive me with your word!