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Isaiah 26:16
LORD, they went to you in their distress; they poured out whispered prayers because your discipline fell on them.
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Hebrews 5:7
During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
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Psalms 102:1-28
LORD, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you.Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble. Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call.For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.My heart is suffering, withered like grass; I even forget to eat my food.Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones.I am like an eagle owl, like a little owl among the ruins.I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.My enemies taunt me all day long; they ridicule and use my name as a curse.I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tearsbecause of your indignation and wrath; for you have picked me up and thrown me aside.My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass.But you, LORD, are enthroned forever; your fame endures to all generations.You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her— the appointed time has come.For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust.Then the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory,for the LORD will rebuild Zion; he will appear in his glory.He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.This will be written for a later generation, and a people who have not yet been created will praise the LORD:He looked down from his holy heights— the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth—to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to set free those condemned to die,so that they might declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalemwhen peoples and kingdoms are assembled to serve the LORD.He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days.I say,“ My God, do not take me in the middle of my life! Your years continue through all generations.Long ago you established the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.They will perish, but you will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away.But you are the same, and your years will never end.Your servants’ children will dwell securely, and their offspring will be established before you.”
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Romans 8:26
In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.
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Philippians 4:6-7
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
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Psalms 62:8
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts before him. God is our refuge. Selah
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1 Samuel 1 15-1 Samuel 1 16
“ No, my lord,” Hannah replied.“ I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the LORD.Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”
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Psalms 18:4-6
The ropes of death were wrapped around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.I called to the LORD in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
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Psalms 42:4
I remember this as I pour out my heart: how I walked with many, leading the festive procession to the house of God, with joyful and thankful shouts.
