Job 10:2

10:2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;

tell me why you are contending with me.’

Job 29:2-3

29:2 “O that I could be as I was

in the months now gone,

in the days when God watched over me,

29:3 when he caused his lamp

to shine upon my head,

and by his light

I walked through darkness;

Deuteronomy 32:20

32:20 He said, “I will reject them,

I will see what will happen to them;

for they are a perverse generation,

children who show no loyalty.

Psalms 10:1

Psalm 10

10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?

Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

Psalms 13:1

Psalm 13

For the music director; a psalm of David.

13:1 How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me?

How long will you pay no attention to me?

Psalms 44:24

44:24 Why do you look the other way,

and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

Psalms 77:6-9

77:6 I said, “During the night I will remember the song I once sang;

I will think very carefully.”

I tried to make sense of what was happening.

77:7 I asked, “Will the Lord reject me forever?

Will he never again show me his favor?

77:8 Has his loyal love disappeared forever?

Has his promise failed forever?

77:9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?

Has his anger stifled his compassion?”

Psalms 88:14

88:14 O Lord, why do you reject me,

and pay no attention to me?

Isaiah 8:17

8:17 I will wait patiently for the Lord,

who has rejected the family of Jacob;

I will wait for him.