5:7 loud cries and tears. Jesus’ anguish at the prospect of the Cross (Mark 14:33–36; John 12:27) shows that He is not aloof from the weakness and fears that threaten us.

was heard. The psalmists praised God that He heard their cries of distress (Ps. 22:24; 30:23; 116:1). Jesus’ plea for salvation from death was answered not through escape from the ordeal of the Cross, but through His Resurrection from death.