Nehemiah 9:9

Neh 9:9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

Ver. 9. And didst see the affliction ] The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, as well as his ears open to their prayers; he knoweth their soul in adversity, et de remedio prospicit, he is solicitous of their safety.

And heardest their cry by the Red Sea ] Though mixed with much murmuring, Exodus 14:10 . So he heard that pitiful poor prayer of David, Psalms 31:22 , "I said in mine haste, I am cut off from thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications, when I cried unto thee." God heareth the young ravens, Psalms 147:9 , though they have but a hoarse and harsh note, make no melody to move pity, and cry but by implication only, and not directly unto him.