Psalms 102:1

The afflicted psalmist pleads for God to hear his prayer and let his cry reach Him. He turns to God in deep distress.

Cross-references · 28

• Ps 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
• Ps 130:1–2A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
• Exod 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
• Ps 142:2–3I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
• Ps 61:2From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• Ps 39:12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
• Heb 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
• Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Ps 5:2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
• Lam 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
• 1 Sam 1:15–16“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
• Ps 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
• Judg 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
• Lam 3:44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
• Ps 41:1–2For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
• Ps 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
• 1 Sam 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
• Ps 69:1–2For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
• 2 Chr 30:27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
• Ps 55:1–5For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
• Ps 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
• Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
• Lam 3:18–20So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
• Ps 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
• Ps 77:3I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
• Mark 14:33–34He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
• Ps 57:1–3For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
• Ps 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

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