'Cry' in the Bible

If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

And Hezekiah the king prayeth, and Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, concerning this, and they cry to the heavens,

When he prayed to the Lord, the Lord responded to him and answered favorably his cry for mercy. The Lord brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom. Then Manasseh realized that the Lord is the true God.

And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.

So that in the ears of the people the cry of joy was mixed with the sound of weeping; for the cries of the people were loud and came to the ears of those who were a long way off.

At this, the entire community responded with a loud cry, "We will do just as you've spoken!

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

And there stand up on the ascent, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, Chenani, and they cry with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God.

And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

and Thou givest them into the hand of their adversaries, and they distress them, and in the time of their distress they cry unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens, dost hear, and, according to Thine abundant mercies, dost give to them saviours, and they save them out of the hand of their adversaries.

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

"Cry out, won't you! Is there anyone who will answer you? To whom will you turn among the holy ones?

O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.

I cry to the grave, Thou art my father! to the worm, My mother, and my sister!

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

At my cry my servant gives me no answer, and I have to make a prayer to him.

From the city, men groan;the mortally wounded cry for help,yet God pays no attention to this crime.

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

They are driven forth from among men they cry after them as after a thief --

“Among the bushes they cry out;Under the nettles they are gathered together.

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

"In growing darkness, I walked without sunlight; I stood in the congregation to cry for help.

If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry,Nor will the Almighty regard it.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy'strength?

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

When the trumpet blasts, he snorts defiantly.He smells the battle from a distance;he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.

I cry aloud to the Lord,and He answers me from His holy mountain.Selah

Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.

But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

Deliver us, LORD! Answer us, our King, on the day we cry out! To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.

For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birthand strips the woodlands bare.In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Clap your hands, all you peoples;shout to God with a jubilant cry.

God has gone up with a glad cry, the Lord with the sound of the horn.

I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

{To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.} Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

My lips cry aloud when I sing praise to Thee, And my soul that Thou hast redeemed,

For he will rescue the poor who cry outand the afflicted who have no helper.

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].

At the sound of your battle cry, God of Jacob, both horse and chariot rider fell into deep sleep.

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.I cry aloud to God,aloud to God, and He will hear me.

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Gittith.' By Asaph. Cry aloud to God our strength, Shout to the God of Jacob.

You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)

I long and yearnfor the courts of the Lord;my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

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

In my time of trouble I cry out to you, for you will answer me.

A song. A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choir director: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.Lord, God of my salvation,I cry out before You day and night.

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

My eyes are worn out from crying.Lord, I cry out to You all day long;I spread out my hands to You.

As for me, I cry out to you LORD, and in the morning my prayer greets you.

Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

The rivers send up, O Lord, the rivers send up their voices; they send them up with a loud cry.

Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.

Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud,

{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.

Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distress He delivereth them,

And they cry unto Jehovah in their adversity, From their distresses He saveth them.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.