'Help' in the Bible
The Lord has heard my plea for help;the Lord accepts my prayer.
For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
I called to the Lord in my distress,and I cried to my God for help.From His temple He heard my voice,and my cry to Him reached His ears.
They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.
May He send you help from the sanctuaryand sustain you from Zion.
Do not be far from me, because distress is nearand there is no one to help.
But You, Lord, don’t be far away.My strength, come quickly to help me.
For He has not despised or detestedthe torment of the afflicted.He did not hide His face from himbut listened when he cried to Him for help.
Do not hide Your face from me;do not turn Your servant away in anger.You have been my helper;do not leave me or abandon me,God of my salvation.
Listen to the sound of my pleadingwhen I cry to You for help,when I lift up my handstoward Your holy sanctuary.
In my alarm I had said,“I am cut off from Your sight.”But You heard the sound of my pleadingwhen I cried to You for help.
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and His ears are open to their cry for help.
“Hear my prayer, Lord,and listen to my cry for help;do not be silent at my tears.For I am a foreigner residing with You,a temporary resident like all my fathers.
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.I waited patiently for the Lord,and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
Lord, be pleased to deliver me;hurry to help me, Lord.
I am afflicted and needy;the Lord thinks of me.You are my helper and my deliverer;my God, do not delay.
Rise up! Help us!Redeem us because of Your faithful love.
God is within her; she will not be toppled.God will help her when the morning dawns.
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic Maskil.God, listen to my prayerand do not ignore my plea for help.
For no fault of mine,they run and take up a position.Awake to help me, and take notice.
Give us aid against the foe,for human help is worthless.
because You are my helper;I will rejoice in the shadow of Your wings.
For the choir director. Davidic. To bring remembrance.God, deliver me.Hurry to help me, Lord!
I am afflicted and needy;hurry to me, God.You are my help and my deliverer;Lord, do not delay.
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,help the poor,and crush the oppressor.
God of our salvation, help us—for the glory of Your name.Deliver us and atone for our sins,because of Your name.
But I call to You for help, Lord;in the morning my prayer meets You.
You once spoke in a vision to Your loyal onesand said: “I have granted help to a warrior;I have exalted one chosen from the people.
If the Lord had not been my helper,I would soon rest in the silence of death.
A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.Lord, hear my prayer;let my cry for help come before You.
He broke their spirits with hard labor;they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
Give us aid against the foe,for human help is worthless.
Help me, Lord my God;save me according to Your faithful love
Israel, trust in the Lord!He is their help and shield.
House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!He is their help and shield.
You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!He is their help and shield.
Help me understandthe meaning of Your preceptsso that I can meditate on Your wonders.
Help me understand Your instruction,and I will obey itand follow it with all my heart.
Help me stay on the path of Your commands,for I take pleasure in it.
All Your commands are true;people persecute me with lies—help me!
I rise before dawn and cry out for help;I put my hope in Your word.
May Your hand be ready to help me,for I have chosen Your precepts.
Let me live, and I will praise You;may Your judgments help me.
A song of ascents.I lift my eyes toward the mountains.Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,the Maker of heaven and earth.
Our help is in the name of Yahweh,the Maker of heaven and earth.
Lord, listen to my voice;let Your ears be attentiveto my cry for help.
I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”Listen, Lord, to my cry for help.
A Davidic psalm.Lord, I call on You; hurry to help me.Listen to my voice when I call on You.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;He hears their cry for help and saves them.
Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,whose hope is in the Lord his God,