Esther 4:1 (NIV)

When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

Esther 4:14 (NLT)

"Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”

Esther 4:16 (NIV)

“Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.”

James 4:10 (NIV)

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Daniel 10:12 (NIV)

“Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

2 Kings 22:19 (NIV)

Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD … and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

Hosea 12:3-6 (NIV)

In the womb he grasped his brother's heel; as a man he struggled with God.

He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favor.

He found him at Bethel and talked with him there— the LORD God Almighty, the LORD is his name!

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.

Daniel 10:2 (NLT)

I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three whole weeks. All that time I had eaten no rich food. No meat or wine crossed my lips, and I used no fragrant lotions until those three weeks had passed.

Daniel 10:12-14 (NIV)

Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. 

But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come.”

Psalm 121 (NLT)

I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there?

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!

He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.

Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps.

The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.

The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.

The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.

The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.