Isaiah 58:9
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9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,(A)
Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(A) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(B)
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Psalm 50:15
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15 Call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”(A)
Isaiah 65:24
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24 Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.(A)
Matthew 7:7-8
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Ask, Search, Knock
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.(A) 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.(B)
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
Proverbs 6:13
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13 winking the eyes, shuffling the feet,
pointing the fingers,(A)
Psalm 91:15
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15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble;
I will rescue them and honor them.(A)
Psalm 34:15-17
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15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.(A)
16 The face of the Lord is against evildoers,
to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.(B)
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and rescues them from all their troubles.(C)
Psalm 12:2
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2 They utter lies to each other;
with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.(A)
1 John 3:21-22
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21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
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Psalm 118:5
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5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)
Psalm 37:4
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4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.(A)
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