Psalms 40:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.

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  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
  • Ps 27:13-14 : 13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Ps 130:2 : 2 Lord, hear my voice; let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
  • Dan 9:18 : 18 O my God, incline Your ear, and hear; open Your eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name: for we do not present our supplications before You for our righteousness, but for Your great mercies.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.
  • Ps 34:15 : 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
  • Ps 116:2 : 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

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    1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.

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    1Out of the depths I have cried to you, O LORD.

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  • Ps 130:5-6
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    1I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and He listened to me.

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    1I cried to the LORD with my voice; with my voice to the LORD did I make my plea.

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    1Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.

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    7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice from his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.

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    2O LORD my God, I cried out to you, and you healed me.

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    1I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

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    6I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God; incline your ear to me, and hear my speech.

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