Lexicon :: Strong's H7768 - šāvaʿ

“Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not heard;

I shout for help, but there is no justice.

“From the [populous and crowded] city men groan,

And the souls of the wounded cry out for help;

Yet God [seemingly] does not pay attention to the wrong [done to them].

Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,

And the orphan who had no helper.

“I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me;

I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me.

“I go about mourning without comfort [my skin blackened by disease, not by the heat of the sun];

I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.

“Because of the multitudes of oppressions the people cry out;

They cry for help because of the [violent] arm of the mighty.

“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline];

They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].

“Who provides prey for the raven

When its young cry to God

And wander about without food?

In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD

And cried to my God for help;

He heard my voice from His temple,

And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—

Even to the LORD [they cried], but He did not answer them.

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;

Nor has He hidden His face from him;

But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

Hear the voice of my supplication (specific requests, humble entreaties) as I cry to You for help,

As I lift up my hands and heart toward Your innermost sanctuary (Holy of Holies).

O LORD my God,

I cried to You for help, and You have healed me.

As for me, I said in my alarm,

“I am cut off from Your eyes.”

Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests)

When I cried to You [for help].

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,

The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

But I have cried out to You, O LORD, for help;

And in the morning my prayer will come to You.

I rise before dawn and cry [in prayer] for help;

I wait for Your word.

“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;

You will cry for help, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

If you take away from your midst the yoke [of oppression],

The finger pointed in scorn [toward the oppressed or the godly], and [every form of] wicked (sinful, unjust) speech,

Even when I cry out and shout for help,

He shuts out my prayer.

“I called out of my trouble and distress to the LORD,

And He answered me;

Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help,

And You heard my voice.

O LORD, how long will I call for help

And You will not hear?

I cry out to You, “Violence!”

Yet You do not save.