Psalm 102:1
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
Cross-references
In Psalm 69:2, the psalmist uses the same imagery of sinking in deep waters to describe distress, echoing the cry for help in Psalm 102:1.
Psalm 145:19 assures that God hears the cry of those who fear Him—fulfilling the plea in this verse.
Psalm 143:7 echoes the same urgent plea: 'Hear me speedily... hide not thy face'—a direct parallel to the cry for God to hear.
Psalm 130:2 asks God to hear the voice of supplications, closely matching the request in Psalm 102:1.
Psalm 130:1 cries 'out of the depths' to the Lord, a direct thematic parallel to the cry in Psalm 102:1.
In Psalm 69:1, the psalmist cries out as waters overwhelm him—the same urgent plea for deliverance as in Psalm 102:1.
In Psalm 61:2, the psalmist calls from a faint heart—a similar desperate cry for help as in Psalm 102:1.
Psalm 18:6 recounts that God heard the psalmist's cry—a testimony that the prayer here is answered.
Psalm 5:2 uses nearly identical language—'hear my cry'—reinforcing the same plea for God to listen.
Psalm 77:2 describes seeking the Lord in trouble with persistent prayer — a close parallel to this opening cry.
Psalm 119:145 cries with whole heart for God to hear — a parallel of wholehearted petition.
Psalm 142:2 describes pouring out complaint before God, a similar act of lament as the cry in Psalm 102:1.
Psalm 142:3 mentions a fainting spirit, matching the desperate state behind the cry in Psalm 102:1.
Psalm 143:4 speaks of a fainting spirit and appalled heart, paralleling the distress in Psalm 102:1.
Hebrews 5:7 depicts Jesus offering prayers with loud cries and tears, directly echoing the cry in Psalm 102:1.
Lamentations 3:8 laments that God shuts out prayer—the opposite of the desired hearing in this verse.
Lamentations 3:18-20 expresses loss of hope and a bowed-down soul, similar to the lament in Psalm 102:1.
Lamentations 3:44 says a cloud blocks prayer from passing through—contrasting with the plea for the cry to come to God.
Exodus 2:23 describes Israel's cry coming up to God—the same language of a cry reaching heaven as requested here.
2 Chronicles 30:27 records that the people's prayer came up to heaven—similar imagery of prayer ascending to God.
In 1 Samuel 1:15, Hannah pours out her soul before the Lord, a direct narrative parallel to the cry in Psalm 102:1.
Mark 14:33 shows Jesus greatly distressed and troubled, echoing the psalmist's cry for help in Psalm 102:1.
Mark 14:34 records Jesus' sorrow unto death, a depth of anguish that parallels the lament in Psalm 102:1.
Luke 22:44 describes Jesus in agony praying earnestly, mirroring the intense plea in Psalm 102:1.
In 1 Kings 8:59, Solomon asks that his supplication be near God day and night — a parallel plea for God to attend to prayer.
Job 21:4 insists his complaint is to God, not man — echoing the same direct cry to God in distress.