Psalms 120:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 18:6 : 6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
  • Jonah 2:2 : 2 and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
  • Heb 5:7 : 7 During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
  • Luke 22:44 : 44 And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
  • Ps 30:7-8 : 7 O LORD, in your good favor you made me secure. Then you rejected me and I was terrified. 8 To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:
  • Ps 50:15 : 15 Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
  • Ps 102:2 : 2 Do not ignore me in my time of trouble! Listen to me! When I call out to you, quickly answer me!
  • Ps 107:13 : 13 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.
  • Ps 116:3-4 : 3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow. 4 I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”
  • Ps 118:5 : 5 In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.
  • Ps 121:1 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
  • Ps 122:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me,“We will go to the LORD’s temple.”
  • Ps 123:1 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.
  • Ps 124:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David.“If the LORD had not been on our side”– let Israel say this!–
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved and will endure forever.
  • Ps 126:1 : 1 A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the well-being of Zion, we thought we were dreaming.
  • Ps 127:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by Solomon. If the LORD does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the LORD does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
  • Ps 128:1 : 1 A song of ascents. How blessed is every one of the LORD’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!
  • Ps 129:1 : 1 A song of ascents.“Since my youth they have often attacked me,” let Israel say.
  • Ps 130:1 : 1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.
  • Ps 131:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor do I have a haughty look. I do not have great aspirations, or concern myself with things that are beyond me.
  • Ps 132:1 : 1 A song of ascents. O LORD, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort,
  • Ps 133:1 : 1 A song of ascents, by David. Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers truly live in unity!
  • Ps 134:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Attention! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who serve in the LORD’s temple during the night.
  • Isa 37:3-4 : 3 “This is what Hezekiah says:‘This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the LORD your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.’”
  • Isa 37:14-20 : 14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the LORD’s temple and spread it out before the LORD. 15 Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: 16 “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, O God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth. 17 Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! 18 It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations and their lands. 19 They have burned the gods of the nations, for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. 20 Now, O LORD our God, rescue us from his power, so all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the LORD.”
  • Isa 38:2-5 : 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3 “Please, LORD. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 The LORD’s message came to Isaiah, 5 “Go and tell Hezekiah:‘This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says:“I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,

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    6In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • Ps 142:1-2
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    1A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.

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    7In my distress I called to the LORD; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • Ps 77:1-2
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    1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

    2In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted.

  • Ps 118:5
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  • Ps 40:1
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    1For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

  • Ps 130:1-2
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    1A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

    2O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 141:1
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    1A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • Ps 3:4
    82%

    4To the LORD I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill.(Selah)

  • Ps 102:1
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    1The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

  • Ps 61:1-2
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    81%

    1For the music director; to be played on a stringed instrument; written by David. O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!

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    8To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

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    2O LORD my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

  • Ps 116:1-4
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    1I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,

    2and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

    4I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

  • Ps 34:6
    80%

    6This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

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  • Ps 140:6
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  • Ps 88:1-2
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    2Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

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    5I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

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    13They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

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    3When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me.

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    1For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David. When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!

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    78%

    17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.

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    77%

    17The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

  • Ps 119:146
    77%

    146I cried out to you,“Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.”

  • Ps 107:19
    77%

    19They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Ps 5:2
    77%

    2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!

  • Ps 31:22
    77%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 55:16
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    16As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

  • Ps 17:6
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    6I call to you for you will answer me, O God. Listen to me! Hear what I say!

  • Ps 28:6
    76%

    6The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 6:9
    76%

    9The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.

  • Lam 3:56
    76%

    56You heard my plea:“Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!”

  • Ps 109:26
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    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • Ps 18:41
    76%

    41They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.

  • Ps 107:28
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    28They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles.

  • Ps 30:10
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    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

  • Ps 55:2
    76%

    2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,