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Isaiah 26:16
Lord, when your people were suffering, they came to you. When you punished them, they could barely whisper a prayer.
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Hebrews 5:7
Jesus prayed while he lived on earth. He made his appeal with sincere cries and tears. He prayed to the God who could save him from death. God answered Jesus because he truly honored God.
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Psalms 102:1-28
Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help.Don’t turn your face away from me when I’m in trouble. Pay attention to me. When I call out for help, answer me quickly.My days are disappearing like smoke. My body burns like glowing coals.My strength has dried up like grass. I even forget to eat my food.I groan out loud because of my suffering. I’m nothing but skin and bones.I’m like a desert owl. I’m like an owl among destroyed buildings.I can’t sleep. I’ve become like a bird alone on a roof.All day long my enemies laugh at me. Those who make fun of me use my name as a curse.I eat ashes as my food. My tears fall into what I’m drinking.You were very angry with me. So you picked me up and threw me away.The days of my life are like an evening shadow. I dry up like grass.But Lord, you are seated on your throne forever. Your fame will continue for all time to come.You will rise up and show deep concern for Zion. The time has come for you to help Zion.The stones of your destroyed city are priceless to us. Even its dust brings deep concern to us.The nations will worship the Lord. All the kings on earth will respect his glorious power.The Lord will build Zion again. He will appear in his glory.He will answer the prayer of those who don’t have anything. He won’t say no to their cry for help.Let this be written down for those born after us. Then people who are not yet born can praise the Lord.Here is what should be written.“ The Lord looked down from his temple in heaven. From heaven he viewed the earth.He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”So people will talk about him in Zion. They will praise him in Jerusalem.Nations and kingdoms will gather there to worship the Lord.When I was still young, he took away my strength. He wasn’t going to let me live much longer.So I said,“ My God, don’t let me die in the middle of my life. You will live for all time to come.In the beginning you made the earth secure. You placed it on its foundations. Your hands created the heavens.They will pass away. But you will remain. They will all wear out like a piece of clothing. You will make them like clothes that are taken off and thrown away.But you remain the same. Your years will never end.Our children will live with you. Their sons and daughters will be safe in your care.”
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Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us when we are weak. We don’t know what we should pray for. But the Spirit himself prays for us. He prays through groans too deep for words.
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Philippians 4:6-7
Don’t worry about anything. No matter what happens, tell God about everything. Ask and pray, and give thanks to him.Then God’s peace will watch over your hearts and your minds. He will do this because you belong to Christ Jesus. God’s peace can never be completely understood.
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Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times, you people. Tell him all your troubles. God is our place of safety.
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1 Samuel 1 15-1 Samuel 1 16
“ That’s not true, sir,” Hannah replied.“ I’m a woman who is deeply troubled. I haven’t been drinking wine or beer. I was telling the Lord all my troubles.Don’t think of me as an evil woman. I’ve been praying here because I’m very sad. My pain is so great.”
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Psalms 18:4-6
The ropes of death were almost wrapped around me. A destroying flood swept over me.The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.When I was in trouble, I called out to the Lord. I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears.
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Psalms 42:4
When I remember what has happened, I tell God all my troubles. I remember how I used to walk to the house of God. The Mighty One guarded my steps. We shouted with joy and praised God as we went along with the joyful crowd.
