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Psalms 61:1

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HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
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  1. Philippians 4:6Rank 1 from verse 1
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  2. Psalms 4:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

  3. Psalms 86:6Rank 3 from verse 1
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    6Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

  4. Psalms 130:2Rank 4 from verse 1
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    2Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

  5. Psalms 55:1–2Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

    2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

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Psalms 61:1

COMBINED MEANING

hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

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attend

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1. To give heed, listen, or direct attention toward. 2. To wait upon, serve, or devote oneself to.

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1HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

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2From 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.

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