Title - A Song of Degrees.

Psalm 121:1
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

Psalm 123:1
I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.

Psalm 124:1
If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel now declare--

Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

Psalm 126:1
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Psalm 128:1
Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!

Psalm 129:1
Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth--let Israel now declare--

Psalm 130:1
Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!

Psalm 131:1
My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great matters or things too lofty for me.

Psalm 132:1
O LORD, remember on behalf of David all the hardships he endured,

Psalm 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live in harmony!

Psalm 134:1
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

my distress

Psalm 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD and I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

Psalm 30:7, 8
O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed. . . .

Psalm 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me."

Psalm 107:13
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble; He saved them from their distress.

Psalm 116:3, 4
The ropes of death entangled me, and the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. . . .

Psalm 118:5
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

Isaiah 37:3, 4, 14
to tell him, "This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. . . .

Isaiah 38:2-5
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, . . .

Jonah 2:2
saying: "In my distress I called to the LORD and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Hebrews 5:7
During the days of Jesus' earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.