Psalm 142:6-7 Part 2 of 3

"Hear my cry,

    for I am very low.

Rescue me from my persecutors,

    for they are too strong for me.

Bring me out of prison

    so I can thank you.

The godly will crowd around me,

    for you are good to me." 

 

"Bring me out of prison ..."

Isaiah 42:7  

    "You will open the eyes of the blind.

You will free the captives from prison,

    releasing those who sit in dark dungeons."  (see all Isaiah 42)

Psalm 68:6  

God places the lonely in families;

    he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.

But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.  (see all Psalm 68)

Psalm 79:11  

Listen to the moaning of the prisoners.

    Demonstrate your great power by saving those condemned to die.

    (see all Psalm 79)

Psalm 107:10  

Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,

    imprisoned in iron chains of misery.  (see Psalm 107:10-16)

Zechariah 9:11  

"Because of the covenant I made with you,

    sealed with blood,

I will free your prisoners

    from death in a waterless dungeon."  (see all Zechariah 9)

Luke 4:18-19  

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,

    for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,

    that the blind will see,

that the oppressed will be set free,

    and that the time of the LORD's favor has come."  (Isaiah 61:1-2)

    (see Luke 4:1-30)

 

"... so I can thank you."  

Psalm 35:18  

Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.

    I will praise you before all the people.  (see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 79:13  

Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,

    will thank you forever and ever,

    praising your greatness from generation to generation.  (see all Psalm 79)

Psalm 145:10  

All of your works will thank you, LORD,

    and your faithful followers will praise you.  (see all Psalm 145)

Isaiah 12:4  

In that wonderful day you will sing:

    "Thank the LORD! Praise his name!

Tell the nations what he has done.

    Let them know how mighty he is!"  (see all Isaiah 12)

Philippians 4:6  

    Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  (see Philippians 4:4-9)

1 Thessalonians 2:13  

    Therefore we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn't think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God--which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 2) 

 

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Psalm 142:6-7 Part 1 of 3

"Hear my cry,

    for I am very low.

Rescue me from my persecutors,

    for they are too strong for me.

Bring me out of prison

    so I can thank you.

The godly will crowd around me,

    for you are good to me." 

 

"Hear my cry, for I am very low."

1 Kings 8:30

"May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and from your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive."  (see 1 Kings 8:22-53)

2 Kings 19:16  

"Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib's words of defiance against the living God."  

(see 2 Kings 19:14-19)

Nehemiah 1:11  

"O LORD, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it in his heart to be kind to me."  (see Nehemiah 1:1-2:8)

Psalm 5:1-2  

O LORD, hear me as I pray;

    pay attention to my groaning.

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)

 

"Rescue me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me."  

Psalm 25:20  

Protect me! Rescue me from them!

    Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 31:2  

Turn your ear to listen to me;

    rescue me quickly.

Be my rock of protection,

    a fortress where I will be safe.

Psalm 31:5  

I entrust my spirit into your hand.

    Rescue me, LORD, for you are a faithful God. 

Psalm 31:15  

My future is in your hands.

    Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.  (see all Psalm 31)

Psalm 43:1  

Declare me innocent, O God!

    Defend me against these ungodly people.

    Rescue me from these unjust liars.  (see all Psalm 43)

Psalm 44:26  

Rise up! Help us!

    Ransom us because of your unfailing love.  (see all Psalm 44)

Matthew 6:13  

"And don't let us yield to temptation,

    but rescue us from the evil one."  (see Matthew 6:5-15) 

 

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Psalm 142:4-5

I look for someone to come and help me,

    but no one gives me a passing thought!

No one will help me;

    no one cares a bit what happens to me.

Then I pray to you, O LORD.

    I say, "You are my place of refuge.

    You are all I really want in life."

 

I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.

Psalm 88:8-9

You have driven my friends away

    by making me repulsive to them.

I am in a trap with no way of escape.

    My eyes are blinded by my tears.

Each day I beg for your help, O LORD;

    I lift my hands to you for mercy.  (see all Psalm 88)

Psalm 107:11-12  

They rebelled against the words of God,

    scorning the counsel of the Most High.

That is why he broke them with hard labor;

    they fell and no one was there to help them.  (see all Psalm 107)

Jeremiah 8:22  

Is there no medicine in Gilead?

    Is there no physician there?

Why is there no healing

    for the wounds of my people?  (see all Jeremiah 8)

Jeremiah 30:17  

"I will give you back your health

    and heal your wounds." says the LORD.

"For you are called an outcast--

    'Jerusalem for whom no one cares.' "  (see all Jeremiah 30)

Jeremiah 33:5  

"You expect to fight the Babylonians, but the men of this city are already as good as dead, for I have determined to destroy them in my terrible anger. I have abandoned them because of all their wickedness."  (see all Jeremiah 33)

 

Then I pray to you, O LORD. I say, "You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life."  

Psalm 91:2  

This I declare about the LORD:

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

    he is my God and I trust him.

Psalm 91:9-10  

If you make the LORD your refuge,

    if you make the Most High your shelter,

no evil will conquer you;

    no plague will come near your home.  (see all Psalm 91)

2 Samuel 22:3  

    "... my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the power that saves me,

    and my place of safety.

He is my refuge, my savior,

    the one who saves me from violence."  (see all 2 Samuel 22)

Psalm 5:11  

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;

    let them sing joyful praises forever.

Spread your protection over them,

    that all who love your name may be filled with joy.  (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 34:8  

Taste and see that the LORD is good.

    Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!  (see all Psalm 34) 

 

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Psalm 142:1-3 Part 2 of 2

I cry out to the LORD;

    I plead for the LORD's mercy.

I pour out my complaints before him

    and tell him all my troubles.

When I am overwhelmed,

    you alone know the way I should turn.

Wherever I go,

    my enemies have set traps for me. 

     

When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn.

Psalm 6:2

Have compassion on me, LORD, for I am weak.

    Heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.  (see all Psalm 6)

Psalm 77:3  

I think of God, and I moan,

    overwhelmed with longing for his help.  (see all Psalm 77)

Psalm 143:4  

I am losing all hope;

    I am paralyzed with fear.

Psalm 143:7  

Come quickly, LORD, and answer me,

    for my depression deepens.

Don't turn away from me,

    or I will die.  (see all Psalm 143)

Jeremiah 8:18  

My grief is beyond healing;

    my heart is broken.  (see all Jeremiah 8)

Lamentations 1:22  

"Look at all their evil deeds, LORD.

    Punish them

as you have punished me

    for all my sins.

My groans are many, and I am sick at heart."  (see all Lamentations)

 

Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me.  

Psalm 140:5  

The proud have set a trap to catch me;

    they have stretched out a net;

    they have placed traps all along the way.  (see all Psalm 140)

Matthew 22:15  

Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.  (see Matthew 21:23-22:22)

Luke 21:34-35  

    "Watch out! Don't let your hearts be dulled by carousing and drunkenness, and by the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware, like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth."  

(see Luke 21:25-36)

1 Timothy 6:9  

    But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.  

(see all 1 Timothy 6)

2 Timothy 2:26  

Then they will come to their senses and escape the devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.  (see all 2 Timothy 2) 

     

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Psalm 142:1-3 Part 1 of 2

I cry out to the LORD;

    I plead for the LORD's mercy.

I pour out my complaints before him

    and tell him all my troubles.

When I am overwhelmed,

    you alone know the way I should turn.

Wherever I go,

    my enemies have set traps for me. 

     

I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD's mercy.

Psalm 30:8-10

I cried out to you, O LORD.

    I begged the Lord for mercy, saying,

"What will you gain if I die,

    if I sink into the grave?

Can my dust praise you?

    Can it tell of your faithfulness?

Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me.

    Help me, O LORD."  (see all Psalm 30)

Psalm 77:1  

I cry out to God; yes, I shout.

    Oh, that God would listen to me!  (see all Psalm 77)

1 Kings 8:52  

    "May your eyes be open to my requests and to the requests of your people Israel. May you hear and answer them whenever they cry out to you."  

(see 1 Kings 8:22-53)

Psalm 3:4  

I cried out to the LORD,

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

 

I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles.  

Psalm 64:1  

O God, listen to my complaint.

    Protect my life from my enemies' threats.  (see all Psalm 64)

Psalm 40:12  

For troubles surround me--

    too many to count!

My sins pile up so high

    I can't see my way out.

They outnumber the hairs on my head.

    I have lost all courage.  (see all Psalm 40)

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 120:1  

I took my troubles to the LORD;

    I cried out to him and he answered my prayer.  (see all Psalm 120)

James 1:2  

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  (see all James 1)

James 5:1  

Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.  (see James 5:1-6) 

     

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Psalm 141:8-10

I look to you for help, O Sovereign LORD.

    You are my refuge; don't let them kill me.

Keep me from the traps they have set for me,

    from the snares of those who do wrong.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

    but let me escape. 

     

I look to you for help, O Sovereign LORD. You are my refuge; don't let them kill me.

Psalm 2:12

Submit to God's royal son or he will become angry,

    and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities--

for his anger flares up in an instant.

    But what joy for all who take refuge in him!  (see all Psalm 2)

Psalm 11:1  

I trust in the LORD for protection.

So why do you say to me,

    "Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!"  (see all Psalm 11)

Psalm 123:2  

We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy,

     just as servants keep their eyes on their master,

    as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

    (see all Psalm 123)

 

Keep me from the traps they have set for me, from the snares of those who do wrong.  

Psalm 38:12  

Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me.

    Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me.

     All day long they plan their treachery.  (see all Psalm 38)

Psalm 64:5  

They encourage each other to do evil

    and plan how to set their traps in secret.

    "Who will ever notice?" they ask.  (see all Psalm 64)

Psalm 91:2-4  

This I declare about the LORD:

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

    he is my God, and I trust him.

For he will rescue you from every trap

    and protect you from deadly disease.

He will cover you with his feathers.

    He will shelter you with his wings.

    His faithful promises are your armor and protection  (see all Psalm 91)

 

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, but let me escape.  

Psalm 7:15  

They dig a deep pit to trap others,

    then fall into it themselves.  (see all Psalm 7)

Psalm 35:8  

So let sudden ruin come upon them!

    Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!

    Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.  (see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 57:6  

My enemies have set a trap for me.

    I am weary from distress.

They have dug a deep pit in my path,

    but they themselves have fallen into it.  (see all Psalm 57)

Psalm 124:7  

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

    The trap is broken, and we are free!  (see all Psalm 124) 

     

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Psalm 141:5-7

Let the godly strike me!

    It will be a kindness!

If they correct me, it is soothing medicine.

    Don't let me refuse it. 

 

But I pray constantly

    against the wicked and their deeds.

When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff,

    the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.

Like rocks brought up by a plow,

    the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial. 

     

Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don't let me refuse it.

Proverbs 9:8-9 

So don't bother correcting mockers;

    they will only hate you.

But correct the wise,

    and they will love you.

Instruct the wise,

    and they will be even wiser.

Teach the righteous,

    and they will learn even more.  (see all Proverbs 9)

Proverbs 19:25  

If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;

    if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

Proverbs 25:12  

To one who listens, valid criticism

    is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.

Proverbs 27:5-6  

An open rebuke

    is better than hidden love!

Wounds from a sincere friend

    are better than many kisses from an enemy.

Ecclesiastes 7:5  

Better to be criticized by a wise person

    than to be praised by a fool.

Galatians 6:1  

    Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.  

(see Galatians 1:1-10)

 

But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds. When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.  

2 Chronicles 25:12  

They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.  

(see 2 Chronicles 25:5-16)

 

Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.  

Psalm 53:5  

Terror will grip them,

    terror like they have never known before.

God will scatter the bones of your enemies.

    You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.  (see all Psalm 53)

Numbers 16:32-33  

The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel.  (see all Numbers 16)     

     

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Psalm 141:3-4 Part 2 of 2

Take control of what I say, O LORD,

    and guard my lips.

Don't let me drift toward evil

    or take part in acts of wickedness.

Don't let me share in the delicacies

    of those who do wrong.  

     

Don't let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don't let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.

Psalm 119:36-37 

Give me an eagerness for your laws

    rather than a love for money!

Turn my eyes from worthless things,

    and give me life through your word.  (see Psalm 119:33-40)

Proverbs 3:3-6  

Never let loyalty and kindness leave you!

    Tie them around your neck as a reminder.

    Write them deep within your heart.

Then you will find favor with both God and people,

    and you will earn a good reputation.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart;

    do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,

    and he will show you which path to take.

Joshua 24:14-15  

    "So fear the LORD and serve him whole-heartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone. But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."  

(see all Joshua 24)

1 Kings 8:57-58  

"May the LORD our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us. May he give us the desire to do his will in everything and to obey all the commands, decrees, and regulations that he gave our ancestors."  (see all 1 Kings 8)

Malachi 3:14-15  

    "You have said, 'What's the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the LORD of Heaven's Armies that we are sorry for our sins? From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.' "  (see all Malachi 3) 

Jeremiah 31:33  

    "But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days," says the LORD. "I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people."  (see all Jeremiah 31) 

     

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Psalm 141:3-4 Part 1 of 2

Take control of what I say, O LORD,

    and guard my lips.

Don't let me drift toward evil

    or take part in acts of wickedness.

Don't let me share in the delicacies

    of those who do wrong.  

     

Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips.

Psalm 39:1 

I said to myself, "I will watch what I do

    and not sin in what I say.

I will hold my tongue

    when the ungodly are around me."  (see all Psalm 39)

Proverbs 13:3  

Those who control their tongue will have a long life;

    Opening your mouth can ruin everything.

Proverbs 21:23  

Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, 

    and you will stay out of trouble.

Psalm 34:12-13  

Does anyone want to live a life 

    that is long and prosperous?

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil

    and your lips from telling lies!  (see all Psalm 34)

James 1:26  

    If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself and your religion is worthless.  (see all James 1)

James 3:5-8  

In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes great speeches.

    But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

    People can tame all kinds of animals, birds,reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.  

(see all James 3) 

1 Peter 2:21-23  

    For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. 

 

He never sinned,

    nor ever deceived anyone. 

He did not retaliate when he was insulted,

    nor threaten revenge when he suffered.

He left his case in the hands of God,

    who always judges fairly.  (see all 1 Peter 2)  

     

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Psalm 141:1-2 Part 2 of 2

O LORD, I am calling to you. Please hurry!

    Listen when I cry to you for help!

Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,

    and my upraised hands as an evening offering. 

     

Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, ...

Exodus 29:41

"Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD."  (see Exodus 29:38-46)

Exodus 30:8  

"And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the LORD's presence. This must be done from generation to generation."  

(see Exodus 30:1-10)

Luke 1:8-10  

    One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.  (see Luke 1:5-25)

Revelation 5:8  

And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people.  

(see all Revelation 5)

Revelation 8:3-5  

    Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth, and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.  

(see all Revelation 8)

 

... and my upraised hands as an evening offering.  

Psalm 28:2  

Listen to my prayer for mercy

    as I cry out to you for help,

    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.  (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 63:4  

I will praise you as long as I live,

    lifting up my hands to you in prayer.  (see all Psalm 28)

1 Timothy 2:8  

    In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy.  (see all 1 Timothy 2) 

     

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