2 Chronicles 33:11-12

11 aTherefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bbound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. 12And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God cand humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Psalms 18:5-6

5 dthe cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 eIn my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his ftemple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.

Psalms 40:1-2

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 I gwaited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and hheard my cry.
2He drew me up from ithe pit of destruction,
out of jthe miry bog,
and kset my feet upon a rock,
lmaking my steps secure.

Psalms 69:13-18

13 But as for me, my mprayer is to you, O Lord.
At nan acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14Deliver me
from sinking in othe mire;
plet me be delivered from my enemies
and from qthe deep waters.
15Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or rthe pit close sits mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your tsteadfast love is good;
according to your abundant umercy, vturn to me.
17 wHide not your face from your servant,
xfor I am in distress; ymake haste to answer me.
18Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies!

Psalms 116:3-4

3 zThe snares of death encompassed me;
the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
I suffered distress and anguish.
4Then aaI called on the name of the Lord:
“O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

Psalms 130:1-2

My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of abAscents.

1 Out of acthe depths I cry to you, O Lord!
2O Lord, hear my voice!
adLet your ears be attentive
to aethe voice of my pleas for mercy!
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