In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

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In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.

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15 (A)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

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15 and call(A) on me in the day of trouble;(B)
    I will deliver(C) you, and you will honor(D) me.”

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In my distress (A)I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He (B)heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.

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“In my distress(A) I called(B) to the Lord;
    I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came to his ears.

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Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

130 Out (A)of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.

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Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
    Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
    to my cry for mercy.(E)

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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;

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Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes

A Song of Ascents.

120 In (A)my distress I cried to the Lord,
And He heard me.

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Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

I call on the Lord(A) in my distress,(B)
    and he answers me.

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I will call upon the Lord, (A)who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.

(B)The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of [a]ungodliness made me afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:4 Lit. Belial

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(A)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.(B)
The cords of death(C) entangled me;
    the torrents(D) of destruction overwhelmed me.

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(A)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [a]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
For (C)in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall (D)set me high upon a rock.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:4 delightfulness

One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
For in the day of trouble(C)
    he will keep me safe(D) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(E) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(F)

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Peter Freed from Prison

Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [a]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.(A)

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27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and (A)blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to (B)His holy dwelling place, to heaven.

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27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless(A) the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.

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20 “But(A) the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”

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20 The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    let all the earth be silent(B) before him.

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23 Now it happened (A)in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel (B)groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and (C)their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

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23 During that long period,(A) the king of Egypt died.(B) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(C) and cried out, and their cry(D) for help because of their slavery went up to God.

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The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord’s (A)throne is in heaven;
(B)His eyes behold,
His eyelids test the sons of men.

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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