O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.
O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Listen to my prayer, O God. Pay attention to my plea.
O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
Please listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph’s descendants like a flock. O God, enthroned above the cherubim, display your radiant glory
Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help.
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.”
Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking.
Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”
