I have called upon You, for You, O God, will answer me;
Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
And he will be called blessed in the land;
You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

“You called in [the time of] trouble and I rescued you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

My eye grows dim with sorrow.
O Lord, I have called on You every day;
I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].

For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called on His name;
They called upon the Lord and He answered them.

And He called for a famine upon the land [of Egypt];
He cut off every source of bread.

Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, please save my life!”

Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.

On the day I called, You answered me;
And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.