Deuteronomy 26:7

God's Word

We cried out to the Lord God of our ancestors, and he heard us. He saw our misery, suffering, and oppression.

Cross References

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying, and the Messenger of God called to Hagar from heaven. “What’s the matter, Hagar?” he asked her. “Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying from the bushes.

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben [Here’s My Son], because she said, “Certainly, the Lord has seen my misery; now my husband will love me!”

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and turn his curse into a blessing for me today.”

Psalm 119:132

Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.

Psalm 31:8

You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a place where I can move freely.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”

Exodus 2:23

After a long time passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites still groaned because they were slaves. So they cried out, and their cries for help went up to God.

Exodus 2:25

God saw the Israelites ⌞being oppressed⌟ and was concerned about them.

Exodus 3:9

I have heard the cry of the people of Israel. I have seen how the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Exodus 4:31

and the people believed them. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about the people of Israel and that he had seen their misery, they knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.

Exodus 6:5

Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians hold in slavery, and I have remembered my promise.

Jeremiah 33:2

“I made ⌞the earth⌟, formed it, and set it in place. My name is the Lord. This is what the Lord says:

1 Samuel 9:16

“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the territory of Benjamin. Anoint him to be ruler of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines because I’ve seen my people’s ⌞suffering⌟ and their cry has come to me.”