I besought.

Deuteronomy 3:23-27
At that time I also pleaded with the LORD: . . .

1 Samuel 15:11
"I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions." And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.

2 Samuel 12:16-18
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground. . . .

Psalm 77:2-11
In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. . . .

Matthew 20:21, 22
"What do you want?" He asked. She answered, "Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine will sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left." . . .

Matthew 26:39-44
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will." . . .

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.