Thematic Bible: Heard


Thematic Bible



Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God. And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind. And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.



So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.

The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.



And I will make the children of Judah strong, and I will be the saviour of the children of Joseph, and I will make them come back again, for I have had mercy on them: they will be as if I had not given them up: for I am the Lord their God and I will give them an answer.


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain