⁶ May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

²¹ May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.

²² And as for me, I said in my fear, I am cut off from before your eyes; but you gave ear to the voice of my prayer, when my cry went up to you.

¹⁹ But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

²⁰ Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

³³ For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

³⁴ Let the heavens and the earth give praise to him, the seas, and everything moving in them.

¹⁹ Then they send up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gives them salvation out of all their troubles.

²⁰ He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.

²¹ Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

²² Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.

¹ I have given my love to the Lord, because he has given ear to the voice of my cry and my prayer.

² He has let my request come before him, and I will make my prayer to him all my days.

⁵ I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.