Psalm 145:18
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18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.(A)
Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.(A) 13 When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart,(B)
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Psalm 34:18
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18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.(A)
Deuteronomy 4:7
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7 For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him?(A)
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John 4:24
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24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”(A)
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Isaiah 58:9
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9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,(A)
1 John 3:20-22
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20 whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, 22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.(A)
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(A)
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James 4:8
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8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.(A)
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Matthew 6:5-8
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Concerning Prayer
5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.(A) 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.[a](B)
7 “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.(C) 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Psalm 119:2
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2 Happy are those who keep his decrees,
who seek him with their whole heart,
Psalm 17:1
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Psalm 17
Prayer for Deliverance from Persecutors
A Prayer of David.
1 Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry;
give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit.
Hosea 7:14
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14 They do not cry to me from the heart,
but they wail upon their beds;
they gash themselves for grain and wine;
they rebel against me.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Psalm 46:5
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5 God is in the midst of the city;[a] it shall not be moved;
God will help it when the morning dawns.(A)
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- 46.5 Heb of it
Psalm 46:1
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Psalm 46
God’s Defense of His City and People
To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.
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- 46.1 Or well proved
Psalm 119:151
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151 Yet you are near, O Lord,
and all your commandments are true.(A)
Isaiah 1:15-16
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
16 Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove your evil deeds
from before my eyes;
cease to do evil;(B)
1 Kings 18:27-28
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27 At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 Then they cried aloud, and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood gushed out over them.(A)
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in you stop them.[a](A)
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