'Pleadings' in the Bible

Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

Consecrate a fast,Proclaim a solemn assembly,Gather the eldersAnd all the inhabitants of the landTo the house of the Lord your God,And cry out to the Lord [in penitent pleadings].