Prayer (Quotations from the Book of Psalms)

(Quotations From the Book of Psalms)
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 0 Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up” (5:3). “Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.” “The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer” (6:8—9). “Hear the right, 0 Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips” (17:1). “I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, 0 God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech” (17:6). “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears” (18:6).

“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee” (31:22). “I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears” (34:4). “The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry” (34:15). “The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles” (34:17).

“I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry” (40:1). “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice” (55:17). “Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me” (66:20). “For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners” (69:33).

“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer” (102:17). “I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.” “Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live” (116:1—2). “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man” (118:8).

“In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me” (120:1). “In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul” (138:3). “I cried unto thee, 0 Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living” (142:5). “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.” “He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them” (145:18,19).

– Steve Housley