Today, we will discuss crying out to God for help. We all face moments in our lives when we are deeply hurt by something and feel a strong need for help. At these times, we need to remember that if we cry out to God, He will answer our prayers.
If we look at the life of David, we will see that he faced numerous difficult situations and dangers. He saved himself from all those situations only by crying out to God. He would express his sorrow to God from his heart through prayer, and God would deliver him from everything.
From the story of Jonah, we can learn that God saves us from our miserable lives. When Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish, he cried out to God, and God delivered him from his terrible situation. From this, we can learn that no matter how far we go from God or how hopeless our situation is, God always hears our prayers and works for us.
Expecting help from God does not mean we are disrespecting ourselves. It means we are honoring God and surrendering our lives to Him. When we surrender to God by giving up the pride of our hearts and praying for His help, He will do miracles in our lives.
Let’s look at the following Bible verses that talk about crying out to God for help.
Psalm 102:1-2 :—
“Hear my prayer, O Lord , let my cry come unto theeHide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily”
Psalm 107:6 :—
“Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, he delivered them out of their distresses”
Psalm 116:1-2 :—
“I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice my supplicationsBecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live”
Psalm 120:1 :—
“In my distress I cried unto the Lord , he heard me”
Psalm 142:1-2 :—
“I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplicationI poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble”
Psalm 145:18 :—
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”
Psalm 18:6 :—
“In my distress I called upon the Lord , cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, my cry came before him, even into his ears”
Psalm 22:24 :—
“For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard”
Psalm 28:2 :—
“Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle”
Psalm 31:22 :—
“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee”
Psalm 33:20-22 :—
“Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help our shieldFor our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy nameLet thy mercy, O Lord , be upon us, according as we hope in thee”
Psalm 34:6 :—
“This poor man cried, the Lord heard him, saved him out of all his troubles”
Psalm 3:4 :—
“I cried unto the Lord with my voice, he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah”
Psalm 40:1 :—
“I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined unto me, heard my cry”
Psalm 4:1 :—
“Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, hear my prayer”
Psalm 50:15 :—
“Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, thou shalt glorify me”
Psalm 55:16-17 :—
“As for me, I will call upon God; the Lord shall save meEvening, morning, at noon, will I pray, cry aloud: he shall hear my voice”
Psalm 5:1-3 :—
“Give ear to my words, O Lord , consider my meditationHearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, my God: for unto thee will I prayMy voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, will look up”
Psalm 61:1-2 :—
“Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayerFrom the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I”
Psalm 66:17-20 :—
“I cried unto him with my mouth, he was extolled with my tongueIf I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear meBut verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayerBlessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me”
Psalm 69:3 :—
“I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God”
Psalm 77:1-2 :—
“I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; he gave ear unto meIn the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted”
Psalm 86:7 :—
“In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me”
Psalm 91:15 :—
“He shall call upon me, I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, honour him”
Psalm 9:12 :—
“When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble”
Isaiah 30:19 :—
“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee”
Isaiah 58:9 :—
“Then shalt thou call, the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, speaking vanity”
Isaiah 65:24 :—
“It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear”
Jeremiah 29:12-13 :—
“Then shall ye call upon me, ye shall go pray unto me, I will hearken unto youAnd ye shall seek me, find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart”
Jeremiah 33:3 :—
“Call unto me, I will answer thee, show thee great mighty things, which thou knowest not”
Lamentations 3:55-57 :—
“I called upon thy name, O Lord , out of the low dungeonThou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cryThou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not”
Jonah 2:2 :—
“Said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord , he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, thou heardest my voice”
Joel 2:32 :—
“It shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, in the remnant whom the Lord shall call”
Zechariah 13:9 :—
“I will bring the third part through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: they shall say, The Lord is my God”
Matthew 7:7-8 :—
“Ask, it shall be given you; seek, ye shall find; knock, it shall be opened unto youFor every one that asketh receiveth; he that seeketh findeth; to him that knocketh it shall be opened”
Luke 18:7 :—
“Shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day night unto him, though he bear long with them?”
Acts 16:25 :—
“At midnight Paul Silas prayed, sang praises unto God: the prisoners heard them”
Acts 2:21 :—
“It shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”
Romans 10:13 :—
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”
Hebrews 4:16 :—
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, find grace to help in time of need”
James 5:13 :—
“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms”