Psalms 25:16-18
Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 25
10 songs meet this passage
Vision of Love · Mariah Carey
resonates with Psalms 25:16-18
The lonely, burdened waiting described here matches the psalmist's own cry of affliction and isolation before deliverance.
“I don't wanna f**k, baby I'm just lonely”
Do Not Disturb · Angelo Mota
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The psalmist's cry to be seen in loneliness mirrors this blunt admission underneath the song's tough exterior.
“I was a ghost, I was alone”
Golden · HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The ache of isolation and hiddenness named here mirrors the psalmist's cry for God to turn toward one who feels forgotten.
“Livin' in a lonely world”
Don't Stop Believin' (2024 Remaster) · Journey
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The ache of loneliness named here is the same cry the psalmist brings honestly before God.
Neon Moon · Brooks & Dunn
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The Psalmist names the same ache of loneliness, though he turns and asks God to look on him, a turn this song doesn't make.
I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me · Exposé
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The Psalmist's cry of loneliness and affliction mirrors this ache, though the song never turns that cry toward anyone who could answer it.
“she don't give a damn for me”
You Don't Know How It Feels · Tom Petty
resonates with Psalms 25:16
The cry of feeling unseen and alone is an old one; the Psalmist voices the same ache, though toward God rather than into the air.
“When the sun go down, everything make me feel lonely”
30 For 30 (with Kendrick Lamar) · SZA
resonates with Psalms 25:16-17
The ache of loneliness here mirrors the psalmist's cry, though the song stops at numbing it rather than turning to God.
“But I'm scared to be alone”
WITHOUT YOU · The Kid LAROI
resonates with Psalms 25:16-17
The fear of loneliness and inner anguish is genuine and human, akin to the psalmist's own cry, though here it finds no one to turn to.
“It's hard to believe that I'm all alone”
Under the Bridge · Red Hot Chili Peppers
resonates with Psalms 25:16-17
This mirrors the psalmist's honest cry of loneliness and distress, laid bare without pretense.