When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and I would not be comforted. … I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. … I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. … Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone. … I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. … The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. … Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. … Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me.

Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. … God has surely listened and has heard my prayer. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me! … I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you. … My heart rejoices in the Lord; for I delight in your deliverance. … In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

1Sa 1:27; Ps 77:2, Ps 40:1, Ps 34:4; Ps 31:22, Ge 35:3, Ps 116:1-2, Ps 28:7, Ps 50:15, Ps 50:23; Ps 66:16-17, Ps 66:19-20, Da 2:23, 1Sa 2:1, Ps 33:21

Most of this verse compilation, originally in the King James’ Version, is from: Anne Graham Lotz. Daily Light for Life’s Moments. In: Daily Light for Every Day. J. Countryman. Nashville, TN. 1998.

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