'Cry' in the Bible

With my voice I was crying to the Lord,And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.

Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God,For to You I pray.

For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

Hear the just (righteous) cause, O Lord; listen to my loud [piercing] cry;Listen to my prayer, that comes from guileless lips.

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LordAnd 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.

O my God, I call out by day, but You do not answer;And by night, but I find no rest nor quiet.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.

To you I call, O Lord,My rock, do not be deaf to me,For if You are silent to me,I will become like those who go down to the pit (grave).

Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help,As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]And His ears are open to their cry.

When the righteous cry [for help], the Lord hearsAnd rescues them from all their distress and troubles.

“Hear my prayer, O Lord, and listen to my cry;Do not be silent at my tears;For I am Your temporary guest,A sojourner like all my fathers.

I waited patiently and expectantly for the Lord;And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;This I know, that God is for me.

I will cry to God Most High,Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].

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

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry];They have set up their own emblems for signs [of victory].

My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

Be gracious and merciful to me, O Lord,For to You I cry out all the day long.

Hear, O Lord, my prayer;And listen attentively to the voice of my supplications (specific requests)!

Let my prayer come before You and enter into Your presence;Incline Your ear to my cry!

But I have cried out to You, O Lord, for help;And in the morning my prayer will come to You.

“He will cry to Me, ‘You are my Father,My God, and the rock of my salvation.’

Hear my prayer, O Lord,And let my cry for help come to You!

Nevertheless He looked [sympathetically] at their distressWhen He heard their cry;

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,And He saved them from their distresses.

Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,And He brought them out of their distresses.

My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,That I may meditate on Your word.

Tav.Let my [mournful] cry come before You, O Lord;Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] according to Your word [of promise].

Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me.Listen to my voice when I call to You.

I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord;I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.

“Give attention to my cry,For I am brought very low;Rescue me from my persecutors,For they are stronger than I.

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.

He gives to the beast its food,And to the young ravens that for which they cry.