25 Bible Verses about God Pays Attention
Most Relevant Verses
The Angel of the Lord continued,
“Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall name him Ishmael (God hears),
Because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your persecution (suffering).
So Hagar gave birth to Abram’s son; and Abram named his son, to whom Hagar gave birth, Ishmael (God hears).
The Lord told him, “I have heard your prayer and supplication which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My Name and My Presence there forever. My eyes and My heart shall be there perpetually.
Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you.
If you harm or oppress them in any way, and they cry at all to Me [for help], I will most certainly hear their cry;
for that is his only covering; it is his clothing for his body. In what shall he sleep? And when he cries to Me [for help], I will hear him, for I am compassionate and gracious.
For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.
The Lord is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them],
But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
We know [according to your tradition] that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone fears God and does His will, He hears him.
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].
The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];
He also will hear their cry and will save them.
“For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),
And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),
But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”
When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hears
And rescues them from all their distress and troubles.
“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,
But as for me, I will look expectantly for the Lord and with confidence in Him I will keep watch;
I will wait [with confident expectation] for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.
I knew that You always hear Me and listen to Me; but I have said this because of the people standing around, so that they may believe that You have sent Me [and that You have made Me Your representative].”
My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.
In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].
I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).
He who made the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”
‘If I sin, then You would take note and observe me,
And You would not acquit me of my guilt.
