1 Samuel 7:8-9
7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep
crying out to the
Lord our
God so that he may save us
from the hand of the Philistines!”
7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb
and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the
Lord. Samuel cried out to the
Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the
Lord answered him.
Psalms 51:15
51:15 O Lord, give me the words!
Then my mouth will praise you.
Psalms 91:15
91:15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him.
I will be with him when he is in trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him honor.
Psalms 99:9
99:9 Praise the Lord our God!
Worship on his holy hill,
for the Lord our God is holy!
Proverbs 15:8
15:8 The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked,
but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
Isaiah 65:24
65:24 Before they even call out, I will respond;
while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 33:3
33:3 ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious
things which you still do not know about.’