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Isaiah 26:16
Lord, in trouble they have visited You, They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
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Hebrews 5:7
who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,
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Psalms 102:1-28
Hear my prayer, O Lord, And let my cry come to You.Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily.For my days are consumed like smoke, And my bones are burned like a hearth.My heart is stricken and withered like grass, So that I forget to eat my bread.Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert.I lie awake, And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.My enemies reproach me all day long; Those who deride me swear an oath against me.For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,Because of Your indignation and Your wrath; For You have lifted me up and cast me away.My days are like a shadow that lengthens, And I wither away like grass.But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come.For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust.So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, And all the kings of the earth Your glory.For the Lord shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem,When the peoples are gathered together, And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.He weakened my strength in the way; He shortened my days.I said,“ O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.But You are the same, And Your years will have no end.The children of Your servants will continue, And their descendants will be established before You.”
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Romans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Psalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
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1 Samuel 1 15-1 Samuel 1 16
But Hannah answered and said,“ No, my Lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”
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Psalms 18:4-6
The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.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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Psalms 42:4
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.