Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD.} Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

Bible References

Overwhelmed

Psalm 12:5
"Because of [the] oppression of [the] afflicted, because of [the] groaning of [the] poor, now I will rise up," Yahweh says. "I shall put [them] in [the] safety [for which] they long."
Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart grows faint. You will lead me to a rock [that is] higher than I.
Psalm 69:1
Save me, O God, because waters have come up to [my] neck.
Psalm 142:2
I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.
Psalm 143:4
And [so] my spirit grows faint within me; my heart {within} me is desolate.
Lamentations 3:18
And I have said, "My glory is ruined, my expectation from Yahweh."
Mark 14:33
And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.
Luke 22:44
And being in anguish, he began praying more fervently and his sweat became like drops of blood falling down to the ground.]]
Hebrews 5:7
who in the days of his flesh offered up both prayers and supplications, with loud crying and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard as a result of his reverence.

Poureth

Psalm 42:4
These I remember and I pour out my soul within me: that I would go with the multitude; I led them [in procession] to the house of God, with a voice of rejoicing and thanksgiving, a crowd celebrating a festival.
Psalm 62:8
Trust him at all times, O people; pour out before him your heart. God [is] a refuge for us. Selah
Psalm 77:3
I remember God and I groan loudly; I meditate and my spirit grows faint.
Psalm 142:2
I pour out my complaint before him; I declare my trouble before him.
1 Samuel 1:15
But Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord. I am a woman {deeply distressed}, but I have not drunk wine [or] strong drink. [Rather], I have poured out my soul before Yahweh.

Hear

Psalm 5:2
Listen to the sound of my pleading, my king and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalm 55:1
Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.
Psalm 57:1
Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, because in you my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by.
Psalm 130:1
Out of [the] depths I call to you, O Yahweh.
Psalm 41:1
Blessed [is the one who] has regard for [the] poor; in [the] day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.
Psalm 143:7
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.
Psalm 145:19
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.

Let my

Psalm 18:6
In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.
Exodus 2:23
{And then} during those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the {Israelites} groaned because of the work, and they cried out, and their cry for help because of the work went up to God.
Judges 10:16
So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and {he could no longer bear} the misery of Israel.
1 Samuel 9:16
"This time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of [the] Philistines. For I have seen [the suffering of] my people, because their cry [of distress] has come to me."
2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to his holy dwelling place in the heavens.
Lamentations 3:8
Though I cry out for help, he shuts out my prayers.