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Psalm 27:7

Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.

5For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
6Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.
7Hear, LORD, when I cry with my voice. Have mercy also on me, and answer me.
8When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, LORD.”
9Don’t hide your face from me. Don’t put your servant away in anger. You have been my help. Don’t abandon me, neither forsake me, God of my salvation.
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Notice

The voice that promised songs of praise now cries for mercy, showing how trust in God can still speak with urgency and need.

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Where else Scripture says this

4 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 130:2–4Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions.Both prayers ask the Lord to hear the speaker’s voice, making the plea for God’s attention explicit.
Psalm 13:3Behold, and answer me, LORD, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;Both speakers plead for the LORD to answer them, addressing their need to God himself.
Psalm 5:2Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.Both prayers describe a voice raised in a cry and ask God to listen.
Psalm 4:1For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy …Both prayers link the plea to be heard with a direct request for God’s mercy.
Where this verse fits

Feeling distant from God. anxiety or panic. waiting.

What the Bible says about doubt →What the Bible says about anxiety →What the Bible says about patience →
One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray this verse aloud, then name one need for mercy

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Encouragement

Even after words of confidence, a cry for mercy belongs in prayer. The psalmist asks God to hear him while his need for an answer remains.

Now put it in your words.

Start an entry on Psalm 27:7. Write what it stirs. Psalmlog sets your words beside Scripture and gives you one next step. Your first entry is free, no account needed.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).