Lexicon :: Strong's H6869 - ṣārâ

David replied to Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every adversity,

“Therefore You handed them over to their enemies who oppressed them.

But when they cried out to You in the time of their suffering and distress,

You heard them from heaven, and according to Your great compassion You gave them [fn]people to rescue them.

Who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.

“Its abundant produce is for the kings

Whom You have set over us because of our sins;

They also rule over our bodies

And over our cattle as they please,

So we are in great distress.

“He will rescue you from six troubles;

Even in seven, evil will not touch you.

“Will God hear his cry

When trouble and distress come upon him?

The LORD also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed,

A refuge in times of trouble;

Why do You stand far away, O LORD?

Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

[fn]May the LORD answer you (David) in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near;

And there is no one to help.

The troubles of my heart are multiplied;

Bring me out of my distresses.

O God, redeem Israel,

Out of all his troubles.

I will rejoice and be glad in Your steadfast love,

Because You have seen my affliction;

You have taken note of my life’s distresses,

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him

And saved him from all his troubles.

When the righteous cry [for help], the LORD hears

And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.

But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;

He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. A Song.

God is our refuge and strength [mighty and impenetrable],

A very present and well-proved help in trouble.

Call on Me in the day of trouble;

I will rescue you, and you shall honor and glorify Me.”

For He has rescued me from every trouble,

And my eye has looked with satisfaction (triumph) on my enemies.

You who have shown [fn]me many troubles and distresses

Will revive and renew me again,

And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

In the day of my trouble I [desperately] sought the Lord;

In the night my hand was [fn]stretched out [in prayer] without weariness;

My soul refused to be comforted.

He sent upon them His burning anger,

His fury and indignation and distress,

A band of angels of destruction [among them].

“You called in [the time of] trouble and I rescued you;

I answered you in the secret place of thunder;

I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

For You will answer me.

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and honor him.

The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,

And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;

I found distress and sorrow.

A Song of [fn]Ascents.

In my trouble I cried to the LORD,

And He answered me.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;

You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

And Your right hand will save me.

I pour out my complaint before Him;

I declare my trouble before Him.

Save my life, O LORD, for Your name’s sake;

In Your righteousness bring my life out of trouble.

When your dread and panic come like a storm,

And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,

When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].

[fn]The righteous is rescued from trouble,

And the wicked takes his place.

An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,

But the righteous will escape from trouble.

A friend loves at all times,

And a brother is born for adversity.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue

Guards himself from troubles.

If you are slack (careless) in the day of distress,

Your strength is limited.

Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot

Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.

A [mournful, inspired] oracle ([fn]a burden to be carried) concerning the beasts of the Negev (the South):

Through a land of trouble and anguish,

From [fn]where come lioness and lion, viper and [fiery] flying serpent,

They carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys

And their treasures on the humps of camels,

To a people (Egyptians) who cannot benefit them.