O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, Where is thy God?
O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?
A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
And will not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he beareth long with them?
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out to a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;