Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Parallel translations
- WEB Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
- BSB Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears 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
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- 1 Th 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Eph 6:18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
- Ps 141:2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
- Heb 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
- Acts 3:1Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
- Mark 1:35And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
- Ps 119:147–148I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
- Acts 10:9On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
- Dan 6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
- Ps 92:2To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
- Ps 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.
- Ps 88:13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
- Acts 10:30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Mark 6:46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
- Acts 10:3He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
- Ps 5:2–3Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
- Dan 6:13Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
- Luke 18:1–7And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
- Lam 3:8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
- Mark 6:48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
- Job 19:7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
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