Psalms 10:17

10:17 Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed;

you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

Psalms 27:4

27:4 I have asked the Lord for one thing –

this is what I desire!

I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life,

so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord

and contemplate in his temple.

Psalms 37:4

37:4 Then you will take delight in the Lord,

and he will answer your prayers.

Psalms 39:7-8

39:7 But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying?

You are my only hope!

39:8 Deliver me from all my sins of rebellion!

Do not make me the object of fools’ insults!

Psalms 119:5

119:5 If only I were predisposed

to keep your statutes!

Psalms 119:10

119:10 With all my heart I seek you.

Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

Isaiah 26:9

26:9 I look for you during the night,

my spirit within me seeks you at dawn,

for when your judgments come upon the earth,

those who live in the world learn about justice.

Jeremiah 17:16

17:16 But I have not pestered you to bring disaster.

I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation.

You know that.

You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.

Matthew 5:6

5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.