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Prayer in deep distress is crying out to YAHUAH when the soul feels pressed, surrounded, weary, afraid, or overwhelmed. In distress, prayer becomes a place of refuge, surrender, trust, and remembrance that YAHUAH is still salvation, strength, wisdom, and stability.

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Anchor Scripture — Isaiah 33:1–6 NKJV

1 Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered; and you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you! When you cease plundering, you will be plundered; when you make an end of dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you.

2 O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

3 At the noise of the tumult the people shall flee; when You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;

4 and Your plunder shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpillar; as the running to and fro of locusts, he shall run upon them.

5 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the LORD is His treasure.

Prayer Scripture Points for Deep Distress

1. Ask YAHUAH for grace in the distress

• Isaiah 33:2 — “O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.”
• Psalm 57:1 — “Be merciful unto me, O Elohiym, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee.”
• Hebrews 4:16 — Come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Prayer point:

Abba YAHUAH, be gracious to me. I need Your mercy, Your help, and Your covering. I wait for You and I trust that You will not abandon me in this distress.

2. Ask YAHUAH to be your strength every morning

• Isaiah 33:2 — “Be their arm every morning.”
• Lamentations 3:22–23 — His mercies are new every morning.
• Psalm 46:1 — Elohiym is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.