In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.
Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!
They cried out to the Lord in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.
In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
I was glad because they said to me, “We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.
“If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
When the Lord restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
“Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.
From the deep water I cry out to you, O Lord.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
O Lord, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,
Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
Attention! Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who serve in the Lord’s temple during the night.
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.”
and said, “I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, “I asked the Lord for him.
I prayed for this boy, and the Lord has given me the request that I asked of him.