The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
Psalm 34:17-18
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
A wave of sadness
Irremediable sorrow (impossible to cure/put right)
A gloom overcame me
My cry turned to whimpers
I felt layers of unsettling emotion
A sob rose in my throat
A pining melancholy
A plaintive cry (mournful)
A great pang gripped my heart
I cried in a low moan
My eyes were prickling with tears
I cried in exasperation
I cried furiously
I cried bitter tears
I felt a sting of melancholy and confusion
I felt a great wrench of sadness
My heart twisted
Tears pool my eyes
A great sense of weariness sweeps over me sucking my energy with it.
My voice, thick with tears
The words are strangled in my throat
The words are strangled in my throat
Aching with sympathy
His eyes misted over
She had an expression of sad confusion on her face
There were tracks of tears on her face
Her face contorted and she shook her head and wept
He said with sadness in his voice
He had a lingering sadness in his eyes
He had large sad eyes
Her face clouded with a mixture of disapproval and disappointment
I watched her eyes widen and rim with tears
Her face contorted as though she was struggling not to cry
The look in her eyes was desolate
Her face becomes etched with sadness
Sadness flitted across her face
The bitterness in her face faded to weary sadness
Grave sadness in his face
Her eyes are shining with the threat of tears
The haunted look in her eyes
Darkness gathered in her eyes and filled it
Her voice, think with tears
The haunted look in her eyes
His voice is heavy with emotion
Tears brimmed her eyes
Her face was set in resigned sad lines
She was holding her eyes in such a way that kept the tears inside the lids
I felt a wave of sadness
I feel a prick of sadness
I saw a glint of sadness in his eye
His eyes were dull with sadness
My heart was flooded with sadness
Shaking with grief
She said brokenly
My throat thickens
Sadness washed over him
She shook her head sadly
Resigned sadness in her eyes
My voice cracks
He sighs deeply, miserably
Dismay – consternation and distress, typically that’s caused by something unexpected – Her mouth slack with dismay.
Her face Crumples like a used tissue, she turns grey
That murky dull feeling where you want to cry
Misty eyes
It brought a pang to her heart
An ache pushed against her heart
A lump formed in her throat
Hollowed out by sadness
Dry, juddering sobs but no tears
A sharp sadness
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