Psalm 130:1 says, “Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.” As I was memorizing verse 2, I thought about the voice of one crying out.

In a room full of people, a parent immediately knows that the crying child is theirs. Why? They recognize the voice. When we cry out to the Lord, He not only knows our voice, but He knows all the emotions of our heart in our voice. Amazing.

Cry out to Him in your need. Supplication means an intensity and earnestness to fully transfer our burden into God’s hands. There are many psalms that use the words to cry out.

I love Psalm 18. David was in such dire straits. Saul and his army surrounded him. In verse 3 he wrote, “I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.”