Psa 88:1, 119:2, Pro 2:3-5, Dan 6:10, 16, 20, Mat 7:7-8, Luk 18:1, Col 4:2 | ESV | STEP | A Song . A Psalm of the Sons of Korah . To the choirmaster : according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite . O Lord , God of my salvation , I cry out day and night before you.

u[See ver. 16 above]

v[ch. 3:15]

wFor ver. 7-11, see Luke 11:9-13

x ch. 18:19; 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23, 24; James 1:5, 6, 17; 1 John 3:22; 5:14, 15

y 1 Chr. 28:9; 2 Chr. 15:2; Prov. 8:17; Jer. 29:13; [Isa. 55:6]

z[Rev. 3:20]

aa ch. 21:36; Rom. 12:12; Eph. 6:18; Col. 4:2; 1 Thess. 5:17; [ch. 11:5-9]

ab 2 Cor. 4:1, 16; 2 Thess. 3:13 (Gk.)

acFor ver. 2-4, see Eph. 6:18-20

ad ch. 2:7

Psalms 88:1

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of ^athe Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to ^bMahalath Leannoth. A Maskil ^{▼▼Probably musical or liturgical terms} of ^dHeman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, ^eGod of my salvation,
I ^fcry out day and night before you.

Psalms 119:2

2 Blessed are those who ^gkeep his ^htestimonies,
who ⁱseek him with their whole heart,

Proverbs 2:3-5

3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice ^jfor understanding,
4 if you seek it like ^ksilver
and search for it as for ^lhidden treasures,
5 then ^myou will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

Daniel 6:10

10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where ⁿhe had windows in his upper chamber open ^otoward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees ^pthree times a day and prayed and ^qgave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

Daniel 6:16

16 Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared ^{▼▼Aramaic answered and said; also verse 20} to Daniel, “May ^syour God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”

Daniel 6:20

20 As he came near to the den where Daniel was, he cried out in a tone of anguish. The king declared to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of ^tthe living God, ^uhas your God, whom you serve continually, ^vbeen able to deliver you from the lions?”

Matthew 7:7-8

Ask, and It Will Be Given

7 ^w“Ask, ^xand it will be given to you; ^yseek, and you will find; ^zknock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Luke 18:1

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought ^aaalways to pray and not ^ablose heart.

Colossians 4:2

Further Instructions

2 ^acContinue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it ^adwith thanksgiving.