Cry
"I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me." (Psalm 57:2)
"Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word."(Psalm 119:169)
"I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble." (Psalm 142:1-2)
"In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears." (2 Samuel 22:7)
"Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah." (Psalm 61:1-4)
"In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears." (Psalm 18:6)
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I have often thought of the word "cry" in the Scriptures to mean "lifting the voice", as in crying out, or yelling/shouting in a sense. But it has only recently occurred to me that when my voice is gone, and words in prayer are at a loss, the tears that flow are my sacrifice to God. He knows every motive and feeling behind each cry, and gives notice to my falling tears. May my tears be dedicated to Him Who hears.
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"You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me. In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You, For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?" (Psalm 56:8-13)
"Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word."(Psalm 119:169)
"I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble." (Psalm 142:1-2)
"In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears." (2 Samuel 22:7)
"Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah." (Psalm 61:1-4)
"In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears." (Psalm 18:6)
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I have often thought of the word "cry" in the Scriptures to mean "lifting the voice", as in crying out, or yelling/shouting in a sense. But it has only recently occurred to me that when my voice is gone, and words in prayer are at a loss, the tears that flow are my sacrifice to God. He knows every motive and feeling behind each cry, and gives notice to my falling tears. May my tears be dedicated to Him Who hears.
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"You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me. In God (I will praise His word), In the Lord (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You, For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?" (Psalm 56:8-13)