'O God' in the Bible

So God made the vaulted dome, and he caused a separation between the waters which [were] under the vaulted dome and between the waters which were over the vaulted dome. And it was so.

So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature [that] moves, [with] which the waters swarm, according to their kind, and every bird [with] wings according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.

So God made wild animals according to their kind and the cattle according to their kind, and every creeping thing of the earth according to its kind. And God saw that [it was] good.

So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.

And Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"

And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they [could] bear children [again].

Then Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Yahweh, who said to me, 'Return to your land and to your family, and I will deal well with you.'

And they said to him, "We [each] dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell [them] to me."

{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.

But Moses said to God, "Who [am] I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the {Israelites} out from Egypt?"

But Moses said to God, "Look, [if] I go to the {Israelites} and I say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they say to me, 'What [is] his name?' [then] what shall I say to them?"

So God led the people around [by] the way of the desert [to] the {Red Sea}, and the {Israelites} went up in battle array from the land of Egypt.

Now listen to my voice; I will advise you, and may God be with you. You be for the people before God, and you bring the issues to God.

And Moses went up to God, and Yahweh called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you will say to the house of Jacob and you will tell the {Israelites},

his master will present him to God and bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve him forever.

Concerning every account of transgression--concerning an ox, concerning a donkey, concerning small livestock, concerning clothing, concerning all lost property--where [someone] says, "This belongs to me," the matter of the two of them will come to God; whomever God declares guilty will make double restitution to his neighbor.

And Balaam said to God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent [word] to me,

Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with {their thumbs and big toes} cut off used to pick up [scraps] under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him [to] Jerusalem, and he died there.

Then Gideon said to God, "In order to see that you will deliver Israel by my hand, just as you have said,

And Gideon said to God, "{Do not let your anger burn} against me; let me speak once more. Please let me test once more with the fleece; let the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on the ground."

So God repaid the wickedness that Abimelech committed against his father by killing his seventy brothers.

So God split the hollow place that [is] at Lehi, and water came out from it; and he drank, and his spirit returned, and he was revived. Thus he called its name {The Spring of Ha-Qore}, which [is] at Lehi to this day.

And Samson called to Yahweh and said, "My Lord Yahweh, remember me! Please give me strength this one time, O God, so that I can repay [with] one act of revenge to [the] Philistines for my eyes."

Then you will go on from there and further you will come to the oak of Tabor. There three men will meet you, who [are] going up to God at Bethel. One will be carrying three male kid goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a skin of wine.

Saul said, "Let us go down after [the] Philistines [by] night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave [alive] a man among them." So they said, "Do all that [is] good in your eyes." But the priest said, "Let us draw near to God here."

Therefore you [are] great, my lord Yahweh, for there is no one like you, and there [is] no god except you, in all that we have heard with our ears.

and he said, "O Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no god like you in the heavens above or on the earth beneath, keeping the covenant and the loyal love for your servants who are walking before you with all their heart.

So then, O God of Israel, please let your word be confirmed which you have promised to your servant David my father.

Then the angel of Yahweh spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, "Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and speak to them, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you [are] going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?'

Then they said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and he said to us, 'Go, return to the king who sent you and speak to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you [are] sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed upon which you have gone, you will not come down from it, for you will surely die.'" '"

and he said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron--is it because there is no God in Israel [from whom] to inquire his word?--therefore the bed upon which you went, you shall not come down from it, for you shall surely die.'"

When he returned to the man of God, he and all of his army, he came and stood before him and said, "Please now, I know that there is no God in all of the world except in Israel. So then, please take a gift from your servant."

And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who [were] with them were given into their hand, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he responded to their prayer because they trusted in him.

Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] glory in your praise.

And this was a small [matter] in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long [time] and have shown me {future generations to come}, O Yahweh God.

O Yahweh, there is none like you, and there is no God except you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Then David said to God, "I have sinned severely [in] that I have done this thing. But now, please forgive the sin of your servant, for I have been very foolish."

Then David said to God, "Was it not I [who] gave a command to count the people? Now I [am] he who has sinned, and I have certainly done wickedness, but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh, my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but against your people, [let there be] no plague."

Then Solomon said to God, "You yourself have shown steadfast loyal love to David my father and have made me king in his place.

And they buried him in the city of David with the kings, for he did good in Israel and with respect to God and his house.

So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you. Do not let him urge you according to this. Do not put trust in him, for no god of any nation and kingdom has been able to save his people from my hand and from the hand of my ancestors. Surely then your God will not save you from my hand!'"

Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles.

For in the days of David and Asaph from ancient times there was the head of the singers and a song of praise and thanksgiving to God.

"But I myself will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.

I will say to God, 'You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend [against] me.

My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,

And they say to God, 'Turn away from us, for we do not desire to know your ways.

Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he himself judges high ones?

"Can a man be of use to God? Yes, can [the] wise be of use to him?

[Those] who said to God, 'Turn away from us,' and 'What can Shaddai do to us?'

He prays to God, then he accepts him, and he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he repays to the human being his righteousness.

Indeed, he has not yet appointed [a time] for man to go to God in the judgment.

"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];

Who prepares for the crow its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, [and] they wander around {for lack of food}?

When I call, answer me, O God of my righteousness. In trouble {deliver me}. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Treat them as guilty, O God; let them fall because of their plans. Because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

{With bald-faced pride} [the] wicked will not seek [God]. There is no God in any of his thoughts.

Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget [the] afflicted.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you.

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

O God, redeem Israel from all its troubles.

Do not hide your face from me; do not turn your servant away in anger. You have been my help; do not abandon nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

How precious [is] your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

As a deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

I say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I walk about mourning because of [the] oppression of [the] enemy?"

Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, {my surpassing joy}, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God.

O God, we have heard with our ears; our ancestors have told us of work you worked in their days, in days of old.

You are my king, O God. Command victories for Jacob.

Your throne, O God, [is] forever and ever. A scepter of uprightness [is] the scepter of your kingdom.

All [you] peoples, clap [your] hands. Shout to God with a voice of rejoicing.

[The] princes of [the] peoples are gathered together [with] the people of Abraham's God. For [the] shields of [the] earth belong to God. He is very exalted.

We have pondered your loyal love, O God, in the midst of your temple.

As [is] your name, O God, so [is] your praise to [the] ends of [the] earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom

Offer to God a thank offering and pay your vows to [the] Most High.

Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.

Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit {within me}.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; [then] my tongue will sing aloud [of] your righteousness.

The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

O God, by your name save me, and by your power vindicate me.

O God, hear my prayer; heed the words of my mouth.

Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.

As for me, I will call to God, and Yahweh will save me.

But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.

Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.

Because of iniquity will they escape? In anger cast down [the] peoples, O God.

[My] vows [to you], O God, [are binding] upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you,

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.

I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes [things] concerning me.

Be exalted above the heavens, O God. [Let] your glory [be] above all the earth.

My heart [is] steadfast, O God; My heart [is] steadfast. I will sing and give praise.

Be exalted above [the] heavens, O God. [Let] your glory [be] above all the earth.

O God, break their teeth in their mouth. Break off [the] fangs of [the] young lions, O Yahweh.

O my strength, I will watch for you, because [you], O God, [are] my (high) stronghold.

O God, you have rejected us. You have broken us. You have been angry. Restore us!

Have not you yourself rejected us, O God, and not gone out with our armies, O God?

Hear, O God, my cry; attend to my prayer.