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Psalm 3:4

I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

2Many there are who say of my soul, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah.
3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
4I cry to the LORD with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.
5I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me.
6I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.
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A voice raised to YHWH meets an answer from his holy hill, challenging the surrounding claim that there is no help in God.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Psalm 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.Both describe someone crying to the LORD and being heard; Psalm 34 also names rescue from trouble.
Psalm 34:4I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Both speakers testify that the LORD answered them, with Psalm 34 also describing deliverance from fear.
Psalm 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.Psalm 3 reports God's answer to a cry; Psalm 91 promises his answer and presence in trouble.
Isaiah 65:24It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.Both connect calling with God's answer; Isaiah describes God answering even before the call comes.
Psalm 77:1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by Asaph. My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.Both speakers cry to God with their voices, though Psalm 77 here expresses the plea to be heard.
Jeremiah 29:12–13You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.Both connect calling on God with his response: Psalm 3 speaks of an answer, and Jeremiah promises a hearing.
James 5:13Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.David's cry amid threats is an instance of prayer in suffering, the response James directs sufferers to make.
Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.Both connect an appeal with a response: David cries and receives an answer, while Matthew pairs asking with receiving.
Lamentations 3:56You heard my voice: “Don’t hide your ear from my sighing, and my cry.”Both speakers describe God hearing their voice, with Lamentations preserving the plea that accompanied the cry.
Nehemiah 9:4Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud voice to the LORD their …Both describe prayer voiced aloud to the LORD; Nehemiah names the Levites who raised their voices.
Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.Both associate God with a hill or mountain and include Selah, though they describe different scenes.
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Encouragement

You do not have to wait for trouble to pass before crying to God. With enemies still surrounding him, David testifies that YHWH answers from his holy hill.

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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).