But I kept calling on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, rescue me!”
During times of trouble I called on the Lord. The Lord answered me ⌞and⌟ set me free ⌞from all of them⌟.
I called on the Lord in my distress. I cried to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
Rescue my soul from the sword, my life from vicious dogs.
Relieve my troubled heart, and bring me out of my distress.
Here is a poor man who called out. The Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
Come back, O Lord. Rescue me. Save me because of your mercy!
In death, no one remembers you. In the grave, who praises you?
“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
Jesus and his disciples had been invited too.