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Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.
Genesis Chapter 32: Verse 11
And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."
Genesis Chapter 43: Verse 14
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."
Exodus Chapter 17: Verse 4
but when we cried out to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.
Numbers Chapter 20: Verse 16
He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.'
2 Samuel Chapter 12: Verse 22
Now David had been told, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O LORD, turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness."
2 Samuel Chapter 15: Verse 31
In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
2 Samuel Chapter 22: Verse 7
"When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and confess your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,
1 Kings Chapter 8: Verse 35
Give ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.
2 Kings Chapter 19: Verse 16
Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O LORD, are God." Isaiah Prophesies Sennacherib's Fall
2 Kings Chapter 19: Verse 19
They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
1 Chronicles Chapter 5: Verse 20
Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. O LORD, you are our God; do not let man prevail against you."
2 Chronicles Chapter 14: Verse 11
O our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."
2 Chronicles Chapter 20: Verse 12
In his distress he sought the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles Chapter 33: Verse 12
Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
Nehemiah Chapter 4: Verse 4
"Now therefore, O our God, the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem trifling in your eyes,the hardship that has come upon us, upon our kings and leaders, upon our priests and prophets, upon our fathers and all your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Nehemiah Chapter 9: Verse 32
I will say to God: Do not condemn me, but tell me what charges you have against me.
Job Chapter 10: Verse 2
Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.
Job Chapter 13: Verse 21
O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
Psalms Chapter 3: Verse 1
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Psalms Chapter 4: Verse 1
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies, make straight your way before me.
Psalms Chapter 5: Verse 8
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
Psalms Chapter 6: Verse 1
O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me,
Psalms Chapter 7: Verse 1
O LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
Psalms Chapter 9: Verse 13
Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Psalms Chapter 10: Verse 1
How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
Psalms Chapter 13: Verse 1
Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.
Psalms Chapter 16: Verse 1
Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer, it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Psalms Chapter 17: Verse 1
May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
Psalms Chapter 20: Verse 1
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?
Psalms Chapter 22: Verse 1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
Psalms Chapter 25: Verse 1
Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
Psalms Chapter 27: Verse 11
To you I call, O LORD my Rock; do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who have gone down to the pit.
Psalms Chapter 28: Verse 1
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my help."
Psalms Chapter 30: Verse 10
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
Psalms Chapter 31: Verse 1
Contend, O LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
Psalms Chapter 35: Verse 1
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
Psalms Chapter 38: Verse 1
Remove your scourge from me; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
Psalms Chapter 39: Verse 10
Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me.
Psalms Chapter 40: Verse 13
I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
Psalms Chapter 42: Verse 9
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men.
Psalms Chapter 43: Verse 1
You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
Psalms Chapter 44: Verse 4
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."
Psalms Chapter 50: Verse 15
Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might.
Psalms Chapter 54: Verse 1
Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
Psalms Chapter 55: Verse 1
Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack.
Psalms Chapter 56: Verse 1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
Psalms Chapter 57: Verse 1
Deliver me from my enemies, O God; protect me from those who rise up against me.
Psalms Chapter 59: Verse 1
You have rejected us, O God, and burst forth upon us; you have been angry-now restore us!
Psalms Chapter 60: Verse 1
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.
Psalms Chapter 61: Verse 1
Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
Psalms Chapter 64: Verse 1
Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck.
Psalms Chapter 69: Verse 1
Hasten, O God, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me.
Psalms Chapter 70: Verse 1
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
Psalms Chapter 71: Verse 1
Why have you rejected us forever, O God? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalms Chapter 74: Verse 1
I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.
Psalms Chapter 77: Verse 1
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
Psalms Chapter 79: Verse 1
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
Psalms Chapter 80: Verse 1
O God, do not keep silent; be not quiet, O God, be not still.
Psalms Chapter 83: Verse 1
You showed favor to your land, O LORD; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
Psalms Chapter 85: Verse 1
Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
Psalms Chapter 86: Verse 1
my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, O LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
Psalms Chapter 88: Verse 9
Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
Psalms Chapter 89: Verse 50
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.
Psalms Chapter 90: Verse 15
O LORD, the God who avenges, O God who avenges, shine forth.
Psalms Chapter 94: Verse 1
Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.
Psalms Chapter 102: Verse 2
Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
Psalms Chapter 106: Verse 47
the hero and warrior, the judge and prophet, the soothsayer and elder,
Isaiah Chapter 3: Verse 2
O LORD, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
Isaiah Chapter 33: Verse 2
Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
Isaiah Chapter 64: Verse 1
Correct me, LORD, but only with justice, not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.
Jeremiah Chapter 10: Verse 24
You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering,do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.
Jeremiah Chapter 15: Verse 15
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.
Jeremiah Chapter 16: Verse 19
Listen to me, O LORD; hear what my accusers are saying!
Jeremiah Chapter 18: Verse 19
Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
Lamentations Chapter 5: Verse 1
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
Daniel Chapter 6: Verse 10
To you, O LORD, I call, for fire has devoured the open pastures and flames have burned up all the trees of the field.
Joel Chapter 1: Verse 19
Then they cried to the LORD, "O LORD, please do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, O LORD, have done as you pleased."
Jonah Chapter 1: Verse 14
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.
Jonah Chapter 2: Verse 1
The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
Matthew Chapter 8: Verse 25
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Matthew Chapter 14: Verse 30
A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession."
Matthew Chapter 15: Verse 22
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
Matthew Chapter 26: Verse 39
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?",which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Matthew Chapter 27: Verse 46
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Luke Chapter 18: Verse 1
So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."
John Chapter 11: Verse 3
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.
Acts Chapter 4: Verse 29
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Acts Chapter 7: Verse 59
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
2 Corinthians Chapter 12: Verse 8
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
James Chapter 5: Verses 13 - 16
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