Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Parallel translations
- WEB Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
- KJV Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
- NKJV Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.
- NASB Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and moan, And He will hear my voice.
- NLT Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice.
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Quick answer
David commits to crying out to God evening, morning, and noon, sure that God hears. It models persistent, regular prayer in distress.
Overview
David pledges to pray at all times of day, confident that God will hear his voice. The rhythm of constant prayer reflects steady dependence rather than sporadic crisis-calling. It encourages believers toward a habit of continual, expectant prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 21
- 1 Th 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Eph 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Ps 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
- 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.
- Acts 3:1One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Ps 119:147–148I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.
- Acts 10:9The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Dan 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- Ps 92:2to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night
- Ps 119:62At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
- Ps 88:13But to You, O LORD, I cry for help; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
- Acts 10:30Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
- Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
- Ps 5:2–3Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray.
- Dan 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
- Luke 18:1–7Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Lam 3:8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
- Mark 6:48He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
- Job 19:7Though I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.
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