In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him, into His ears.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.

Blessed is God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me!

I love Jehovah, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

Because He has extended His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him all my days.

I laughed at them when they did not believe it, and did not allow the light of my countenance to fall.

And Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel; but they did not listen to Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.

Gideon said to Him, O my lord, if Jehovah is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up from Egypt? But now Jehovah has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

i1 [A Song of Ascents.] i0 par When Jehovah brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream.

But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, Have you any food here?

And when she recognized Peter's voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.

But Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.