Deu 26:7, 1Ki 8:27, 43, Psa 102:19-20, Isa 57:15, 61:1, 63:15, 66:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Then we cried to the Lord , the God of our fathers , and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction , our toil , and our oppression .

Deuteronomy 26:7

7 Then ^awe cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.

1 Kings 8:27

27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, ^bheaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less this house that I have built!

1 Kings 8:43

43 hear in heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order ^cthat all the peoples of the earth may know your name and ^dfear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name.

Psalms 102:19-20

19 that he ^elooked down from his holy height;
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear ^fthe groans of the prisoners,
to set free ^gthose who were doomed to die,

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says ^hthe One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is ⁱHoly:
^j“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also ^kwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
^lto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^mThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ⁿanointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^pthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}

Isaiah 63:15

Prayer for Mercy

15 ^rLook down from heaven and see,
^sfrom your holy and beautiful ^{▼▼Or holy and glorious} habitation.
Where are ^uyour zeal and your might?
The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
are held back from me.

Isaiah 66:1-2

The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

1 ^vThus says the Lord:
^w“Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
and what is the place of my rest?
2 ^xAll these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,

declares the Lord.
^yBut this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.