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
"Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the poor, I will arise," saith the LORD, "and will help them, and set them at rest."
Psalm 61:2
From the ends of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is in heaviness. O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I;
Psalm 69:1
{To the Chanter, upon Shoshannim, of David} Save me, O God; for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.
Psalm 142:2
I pour out my complaint before him, and show him of my trouble.
Psalm 143:4
Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, and my heart within me is desolate.
Lamentations 3:18
I thought in myself, "I am undone; there is no hope for me in the LORD."
Mark 14:33
And he took with him Peter, James, and John, and he began to wax abashed and to be in an agony.
Luke 22:44
And he was in agony, and prayed somewhat longer: And his sweat was like drops of blood, trickling down to the ground.
Hebrews 5:7
Which in the days of his flesh, did offer up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death: and was also heard, because of his godliness.

Poureth

Psalm 42:4
Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God, in the voice of praise and thanksgiving, among such as keep holy-day.
Psalm 62:8
O put your trust in him always, ye people; pour out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. Selah.
Psalm 77:3
When I was in heaviness, I thought upon God: when my heart was vexed, then did I speak. Selah.
Psalm 142:2
I pour out my complaint before him, and show him of my trouble.
1 Samuel 1:15
Hannah answered, and said, "Not so, my lord. I am a woman sorrowful in mine heart, and have drunk neither wine nor any strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

Hear

Psalm 5:2
O hearken thou unto the voice of my petition, my King and my God; for unto thee will I make my prayer.
Psalm 55:1
{To the Chanter, in Neginoth, an instruction of David} Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my petition.
Psalm 57:1
{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave} Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast.
Psalm 130:1
{A song of the stairs} Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice.
Psalm 41:1
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
Psalm 143:7
Hear me, O LORD, and that soon, for my spirit waxeth faint; hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the grave.
Psalm 145:19
He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and helpeth them.

Let my

Psalm 18:6
In my trouble I will call upon the LORD, and complain unto my God. So he shall hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint shall come before him: it shall enter even into his ears. {TYNDALE: In my tribulation I called to the LORD, and cried to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.}
Exodus 2:23
And it chanced, in process of time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by the reason of labour, and cried.
Judges 10:16
And they put away the strange gods from them and served the LORD. And the misery of Israel grieved his soul.
1 Samuel 9:16
"Tomorrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin: him shalt thou anoint to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines, for I have looked upon my people and their cry is come unto me."
2 Chronicles 30:27
And the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer went up unto his holy dwelling place heaven.
Lamentations 3:8
Though I cry and call piteously, yet heareth he not my prayer.