Genesis 37:35
37:35 All his sons and daughters stood by
him to console him, but he refused to be consoled. “No,” he said, “I will go to the grave mourning my son.”
So Joseph’s
father wept for him.
Genesis 47:9
47:9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, “All
the years of my travels
are 130. All
the years of my life have been few and painful;
the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors.”
Psalms 90:7-9
90:7 Yes, we are consumed by your anger;
we are terrified by your wrath.
90:8 You are aware of our sins;
you even know about our hidden sins.
90:9 Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury;
the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.