Psalm 17:1
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Psalm 17
A prayer of David.
1 O Lord, hear my plea for justice.
Listen to my cry for help.
Pay attention to my prayer,
for it comes from honest lips.
Psalm 142:6
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6 Hear my cry,
for I am very low.
Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.
Psalm 61:1
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Psalm 61
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
1 O God, listen to my cry!
Hear my prayer!
1 John 3:21
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21 Dear friends, if we don’t feel guilty, we can come to God with bold confidence.
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Matthew 15:8
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8 ‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Daniel 9:18-19
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18 “O my God, lean down and listen to me. Open your eyes and see our despair. See how your city—the city that bears your name—lies in ruins. We make this plea, not because we deserve help, but because of your mercy.
19 “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”
Psalm 145:18
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18 The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.
John 1:47
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47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
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Isaiah 29:13
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13 And so the Lord says,
“These people say they are mine.
They honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
And their worship of me
is nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.[a]
Psalm 142:1
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Psalm 142
A psalm[a] of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.
1 I cry out to the Lord;
I plead for the Lord’s mercy.
Footnotes
- 142:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 140:12
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12 But I know the Lord will help those they persecute;
he will give justice to the poor.
Psalm 86:1
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Psalm 86
A prayer of David.
1 Bend down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.
Psalm 66:19
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19 But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
Psalm 55:2-3
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2 Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
3 My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
Psalm 43:1
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Psalm 43
1 Declare me innocent, O God!
Defend me against these ungodly people.
Rescue me from these unjust liars.
Psalm 18:44
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44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
foreign nations cringe before me.
Psalm 18:20
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20 The Lord rewarded me for doing right;
he restored me because of my innocence.
Psalm 7:8
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8 The Lord judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O Lord,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
Nehemiah 1:6
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6 listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!
2 Chronicles 7:15
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15 My eyes will be open and my ears attentive to every prayer made in this place.
Jeremiah 3:10
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10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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Psalm 5:2
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2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,
for I pray to no one but you.
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