Verse 1

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

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,