26 occurrences

'Answer Me' in the Bible

Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" And Saul said, "{I am in distress}! For [the] Philistines [are about] to make war against me, but God has turned away from me, and he does not answer me any more, not {by the prophets} or by the dreams. So I called to you to let me know what I should do."

Answer me, O Yahweh, answer me; that this people may know that you, O Yahweh, [are] God and that you have turned their hearts back again."

If I summon [him], and he should answer me, I do not believe that he will listen to my voice--

I want to know [the] words [with which] he would answer me, and I want to understand what he would say to me.

I cry to you for help, but you do not answer me; I stand, and you [merely] look at me.

{O that} {I had} someone hearing me! Here is my signature; let Shaddai answer me! {As for} [the] written communication [that] {my adversary} has written,

"If you are able, answer me. Present [your argument] {before me}; take your stand.

If {you have anything to say}, {answer me}; speak, for I desire {to justify you}.

Consider [and] answer me, O Yahweh my God. Give light to my eyes lest I sleep [the sleep of] death,

As for me, I have called on you because you will answer me, O God. Incline your ear to me. Hear my words.

Save me from [the] mouth of [the] lion, and from [the] horns of [the] wild oxen answer me.

Hear, O Yahweh, my voice [when] I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.

Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,

But as for me, my prayer [is] to you, O Yahweh, for a favorable time, O God, according to the abundance of your loyal love. Answer me with the faithfulness of your salvation.

and do not hide your face from your servant. Because I am in trouble, answer me quickly.

Incline, O Yahweh, your ear [and] answer me, because I [am] poor and needy.

Do not hide your face from me in [the] day [of] my trouble. Incline your ear to me. In the day I call, answer me quickly,

so that your beloved ones may be rescued. Save by your right hand and answer me.

Quickly answer me, O Yahweh; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I will become like [those] descending to [the] pit.

I opened myself to my beloved, but my beloved had turned and gone; my heart sank when he turned away. I sought him, but I did not find him; I called him, but he did not answer me.

"O my people, what have I done to you, and how have I wearied you? Answer me!