Psalms 86:6

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I picked up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.”

I came today to the spring, and said, ‘Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, if now you do prosper my way which I go—

He restored the chief cup bearer to his position again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand;

May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.

Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, kissed him, and they wept.

Yet the chief cup bearer didn’t remember Joseph, but forgot him.

She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them

Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.

the food of his table, the seating of his servants, the attendance of his ministers, their clothing, his cup bearers also, their clothing, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house; there was no more spirit in her.

When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.

this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.

and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.

Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and revived us a little in our bondage.

Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” Now I was cup bearer to the king.

The king said to me (the queen was also sitting by him), “How long will your journey be? When will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time for him.

When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther came near, and touched the top of the scepter.

Give ear to my words, Yahweh. Consider my meditation.

Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for I pray to you.

Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your anger, neither discipline me in your wrath.

Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.

To you, Yahweh, I call. My rock, don’t be deaf to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I would become like those who go down into the pit.

Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.

Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob.

He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.

I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.

Hurry to answer me, Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, so that I don’t become like those who go down into the pit.

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man’s justice comes from Yahweh.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

Yet for all this her treacherous sister, Judah, has not returned to me with her whole heart, but only in pretense,” says Yahweh.

Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go.

Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers.

for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God;