So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?
You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long;
I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant,
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since
And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his
Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, t
while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die.
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the wa