'Pay' in the Bible

Hear my prayer, LORD, pay attention to my cry, and do not ignore my tears. I am an alien in your presence, a stranger just like my ancestors were.

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back!

Listen, daughter, pay attention and consider:forget your people and your father’s house,

Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you who live in the world,

Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

Yet these cannot redeem a personor pay his ransom to God—

For the ransom of his soul is too costly,And he should cease trying forever—

Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

God, listen to my prayer, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.

He will pay back the evil to my enemies;In Your faithfulness destroy them.

Pay attention to my prayer, God, and do not hide yourself from my appeal.

Pay attention to me and answer me.I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

[My] vows [to you], O God, [are binding] upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you,

Without any fault on my part, they rush together and prepare themselves. Get up! Come help me! Pay attention!

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.God, hear my cry;pay attention to my prayer.

He will abide before God forever;Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.

So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day!

Place no trust in oppression,or false hope in robbery.If wealth increases,pay no attention to it.

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

Pay attention to your covenant, for the dark regions of the earth are full of violence.

Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of Asaph. I will cry out to God and call for help! I will cry out to God and he will pay attention to me.

A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!

Pay back sevenfold to our neighborsthe reproach they have hurled at You, Lord.

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a psalm of Asaph. O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!

Please return, O God [of] hosts. Observe from heaven and see, and pay attention to this vine,

O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

Listen to my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

O Lord, why do you reject me, and pay no attention to me?

Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud!

They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”

Pay attention, you stupid people!Fools, when will you be wise?

He will pay them back for their sinsand destroy them for their evil.The Lord our God will destroy them.

I will pay attention to the way of integrity.When will You come to me?I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.

The prayer of an oppressed man, as he grows faint and pours out his lament before the Lord. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destituteand will not despise their prayer.

when the nations gather together, and the kingdoms pay tribute to the Lord.

Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people! Pay attention to me, when you deliver,

Let whoever is wise pay attention to these thingsand consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.

I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears pay attention to what I ask of you!

I say to the Lord, "You are my God." O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

A psalm of David. O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

Pay attention to my cry, for I have been brought very low. Deliver me from my tormentors, for they are far too strong for me.

LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness.

Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you.

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline,and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

My son, pay attention to my words;listen closely to my sayings.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom;listen closely to my understanding

Do this now, my son, and release yourself [from the obligation];Since you have come into the hand of your neighbor,Go humble yourself, and plead with your neighbor [to pay his debt and release you].

Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;he must give up all the wealth in his house.

Now, my sons, listen to me,and pay attention to the words of my mouth.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself [for your own benefit];If you scoff [thoughtlessly ridicule and disdain], you alone will pay the penalty.

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

The person who has great anger must pay the consequences, because if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise,and apply your mind to my knowledge.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Know well the condition of your flock,and pay attention to your herds,

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Don’t pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you,

Listen, heavens, and pay attention, earth,for the Lord has spoken:“I have raised children and brought them up,but they have rebelled against Me.

"Listen to what the LORD says, you rulers of Sodom, and pay attention to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

So Isaiah replied, "Pay attention, family of David. Do you consider it too insignificant to try the patience of men? Is that why you are also trying the patience of my God?

Band together, peoples, and be broken;pay attention, all you distant lands;prepare for war, and be broken;prepare for war, and be broken.

Cry aloud, you daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, Laish! Poor Anathoth!

For you ignore the God who rescues you; you pay no attention to your strong protector. So this is what happens: You cultivate beautiful plants and plant exotic vines.

When he sees riders—pairs of horsemen,riders on donkeys,riders on camels—he must pay close attention.”

Overflow your land like [the overflow of] the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish;There is no more restraint [on you to make you pay tribute to Tyre].

So a treaty curse devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, and are reduced to just a handful of people.

Listen and hear my voice.Pay attention and hear what I say.

Stand up, you complacent women;listen to me.Pay attention to what I say,you overconfident daughters.

You nations, come here and listen;you peoples, pay attention!Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,the world and all that comes from it.

Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God!

"Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the Lord has made her pay double for all her sins."

I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the Lord's power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being."

You've seen many things, but you pay no attention. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.

Who among you will pay attention to this?Let him listen and obey in the future.

“Do not remember the past events,pay no attention to things of old.

Coastlands, listen to me;distant peoples, pay attention.The Lord called me before I was born.He named me while I was in my mother’s womb.

Pay attention to Me, My people,and listen to Me, My nation;for instruction will come from Me,and My justice for a light to the nations.I will bring it about quickly.

Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!

Pay attention and come to Me;listen, so that you will live.I will make an everlasting covenant with you,the promises assured to David.

They lament, 'Why don't you notice when we fast? Why don't you pay attention when we humble ourselves?' Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

Watch out! It stands written before me: "I won't keep silent, but I will pay back in full; I'll indeed repay into their laps

"Take notice! The LORD will come with fire, and his chariot will be like a whirlwind, to pay back his anger yes, his anger! in fury, and his menacing rebukes in flames of fire.

"Indeed, go over to the coasts of Cyprus and see, send to Kedar and pay very close attention. See if there has ever been such a thing as this!

Evil generation,pay attention to the word of the Lord!Have I been a wilderness to Israelor a land of dense darkness?Why do My people claim,“We will go where we want;we will no longer come to You”?

Who can I speak to and give such a warningthat they will listen?Look, their ear is uncircumcised,so they cannot pay attention.See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—they find no pleasure in it.

The Lord said, "I appointed prophets as watchmen to warn you, saying: 'Pay attention to the warning sound of the trumpet!'" But they said, "We will not pay attention!"

You steal. You murder. You commit adultery. You lie when you swear on oath. You sacrifice to the god Baal. You pay allegiance to other gods whom you have not previously known.