Psalm 86:5-7

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,

    so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD;

    hear my urgent cry.

I will call to you whenever I'm in trouble,

    and you will answer me.

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

Exodus 34:6  The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out,

    "Yahweh! The LORD!

        The God of compassion and mercy!

    I am slow to anger

        and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness."  (see verses 1-9)

Psalm 103:8   

    The LORD is compassionate and merciful,

        slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.  (see all Psalm 103)

Jonah 4:1-2  This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people."  

(see all Jonah) 

 

Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD; hear my urgent cry. 

Psalm 5:2  

    Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,

        for I pray to no one but you.  (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 17:1  

    O LORD, hear my plea for justice.

        Listen to my cry for help.

    Pay attention to my prayer,

        for it comes from honest lips.  (see all Psalm 17)

 

I will call to you whenever I am in trouble, 

Psalm 4:3  You can be sure of this:

    The LORD himself set apart the godly for himself.

        The LORD will answer when I call to him.  (see all Psalm 4)

Psalm 50:15  

    "Then call on me when you are in trouble,

        and I will rescue you,

        and you will give me glory."  (see all Psalm 50)

Psalm 91:15  

    "When they call on me, I will answer;

        I will be with them in trouble.

        I will rescue and honor them."  (see all Psalm 91)

Isaiah 30:19  

    O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem,

        you will weep no more.

    He will be gracious if you ask for help.

        He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.  (see verses 18-26)

Isaiah 65:24  

    "I will answer them before they even call to me.

        While they are still talking about their needs

        I will go ahead and answer their prayers!"  (see verses 17-25)

 

and you will answer me. 

Psalm 3:4  

    I cried out to the LORD,

        and he answered me from his holy mountain.  (see all Psalm 3)

(parentheses are mine)

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