Genesis 42:7
42:7 When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger
to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, “Where do you come from?” They answered,
“From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food.”
Deuteronomy 8:2
8:2 Remember the whole way by which he
has brought you these forty years through the desert
so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
Psalms 28:1
Psalm 28
By David.
28:1 To you, O Lord, I cry out!
My protector, do not ignore me!
If you do not respond to me,
I will join those who are descending into the grave.
Lamentations 3:8
3:8 Also, when I cry out desperately for help,
he has shut out my prayer.