Lord, don’t turn away from me when I have troubles.\par Listen to me.\par When I cry for help,\par quickly answer me.\par
Psalm 120:1 - Easy To Read Version I was in trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help.\par And he saved me!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition IN MY distress I cried to the Lord, and He answered me. American Standard Version (1901) In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. Common English Bible I cried out to the LORD when I was in trouble (and he answered me): Catholic Public Domain Version A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains; from thence help will come to me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me. |
Lord, don’t turn away from me when I have troubles.\par Listen to me.\par When I cry for help,\par quickly answer me.\par
Those people were in trouble,\par so they called to the Lord for help.\par And he saved them from their troubles.\par
I was in trouble\par so I called to the Lord for help.\par The Lord answered me\par and made me free.\par
I look up to the hills \{for help\}.\par But where will my help really come from?\par
I was very happy when people said,\par “Let us go to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [611]} ”\par
What would have happened to us\par if the Lord had not been on our side?\par Tell me the answer, Israel.\par
People who trust in the Lord\par will be like Mount Zion.\par They will never be shaken.\par They will continue forever.\par
If it is not the Lord that builds a house,\par the builder is wasting his time.\par If it is not the Lord that watches over a city,\par the guards are wasting their time.\par
All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par
Lord, I am not proud.\par I don’t try to act important.\par I don’t try to do great things.\par I don’t worry about things\par that are too hard for me.\par
Oh how good and pleasant it is\par when brothers can sit together,\par truly united!\par
Praise the Lord, all of his servants!\par You servants served in the temple all night.\par
Trapped, I called to the Lord for help.\par Yes, I called to my God.\par God was in his temple.\par He heard my voice.\par He heard my cry for help.\par
\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par
So if a person gives a thank offering, {\cf2\super [302]} \par then he shows me honor.\par But if a person lives right,\par then I will show him my power to save.”\par
“I was in very bad trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help,\par and he answered me!\par I was deep in the grave. {\cf2\super [8]} \par I cried to you, Lord,\par and you heard my voice!\par
“You threw me into the sea.\par Your powerful waves splashed over me.\par I went down, down into the deep sea.\par The water was all around me.\par
Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}
While Christ lived on earth he prayed to God and asked God for help. God is the One who could save him from death, and Jesus prayed to God with loud cries and tears. And God answered Jesus’ prayers because Jesus was humble and did everything God wanted.
By that time the following year, Hannah had become pregnant and had a son. Hannah named her son Samuel. [11] She said, “His name is Samuel because I asked the Lord for him.”
I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer. The Lord gave me this child.