Psa 102:17, Isa 65:24, Act 4:24-31, 12:5-19, 1Pe 3:12 | ESV | STEP | he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer .

24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices ^dtogether to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, ^ewho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ^{▼▼Or child; also verses 27, 30} said by the Holy Spirit,

^g“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and ^hthe rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his ⁱAnointed’ ^{▼▼Or Christ}—
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your ^kholy servant Jesus, ^lwhom you anointed, both ^mHerod and ⁿPontius Pilate, along ^owith the Gentiles and ^pthe peoples of Israel, 28 ^qto do whatever your hand and ^ryour plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, ^slook upon their threats and grant to your servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} to continue to speak your word with all ^uboldness, 30 while ^vyou stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed ^wthrough the name of your ^xholy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, ^ythe place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ^zthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and ^aacontinued to speak the word of God with boldness.

Acts 12:5-19

5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest ^abprayer for him was made to God by the church.

Peter Is Rescued

6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, ^acbound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, ^adan angel of the Lord ^aestood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. ^afHe struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And ^agthe chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and ^ahput on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but ^aithought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. ^ajIt opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter ^akcame to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that ^althe Lord has sent his angel and ^amrescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of ^anJohn whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and ^aowere praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, ^apa servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter’s voice, ^aqin her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is ^arhis angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But ^asmotioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to ^atJames and to ^authe brothers.” ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} Then he departed and went to another place.

18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ^awordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.

1 Peter 3:12

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