When I am in trouble, I call out to you because you answer me.
Loudly, I cry to the Lord. Loudly, I plead with the Lord for mercy.
When I begin to lose hope, you ⌞already⌟ know what I am experiencing. ⌞My enemies⌟ have hidden a trap for me on the path where I walk.
I have called on you because you answer me, O God. Turn your ear toward me. Hear what I have to say.
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.
Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”
When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.
O Lord, the people have come to you in trouble. They were humbled by oppression, by your discipline upon them.
Jonah prayed: “I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. From the depths of my ⌞watery⌟ grave I cried for help, and you heard my cry.
So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
