Job 16:20
New Living Translation
20 My friends scorn me,
but I pour out my tears to God.
Hebrews 5:7
New Living Translation
7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God.
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Psalm 142:2
New Living Translation
2 I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him all my troubles.
Luke 6:11-12
New Living Translation
11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.
Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles
12 One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night.
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Psalm 109:4
New Living Translation
4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations
even as I am praying for them!
Job 17:2
New Living Translation
2 I am surrounded by mockers.
I watch how bitterly they taunt me.
Job 16:4
New Living Translation
4 I could say the same things if you were in my place.
I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
Job 12:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Yet my friends laugh at me,
for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
yet they laugh at me.
5 People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
They give a push to people who are stumbling.
Hosea 12:4-5
New Living Translation
4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won.
He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him.
There at Bethel he met God face to face,
and God spoke to him[a]—
5 the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies,
the Lord is his name!
Footnotes
- 12:4 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads to us.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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