Jonah's Prayer

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish,

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[a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

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Footnotes

  1. Jonah 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11.

53 (A)they flung me alive into the pit
    (B)and cast stones on me;
54 (C)water closed over my head;
    I said, (D)‘I am lost.’

55 (E)“I called on your name, O Lord,
    from the depths of the pit;
56 (F)you heard my plea, ‘Do not close
    your ear to my cry for help!’

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53 They tried to end my life in a pit(A)
    and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,(B)
    and I thought I was about to perish.(C)

55 I called on your name, Lord,
    from the depths(D) of the pit.(E)
56 You heard my plea:(F) “Do not close your ears
    to my cry for relief.”

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My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
    O Lord, hear my voice!
(C)Let your ears be attentive
    to (D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!

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Psalm 130

A song of ascents.

Out of the depths(A) I cry to you,(B) Lord;
    Lord, hear my voice.(C)
Let your ears be attentive(D)
    to my cry for mercy.(E)

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15 When he (A)calls to me, I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will rescue him and (B)honor him.

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15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.(A)

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15 (A)Though he slay me, I will (B)hope in him;[a]
    yet I will (C)argue my ways to his face.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:15 Or Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope

15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(A) in him;(B)
    I will surely[a] defend my ways to his face.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:15 Or He will surely slay me; I have no hope — / yet I will

16 O Lord, (A)in distress they sought you;
    they poured out a whispered prayer
    when your discipline was upon them.

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16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;(A)
    when you disciplined(B) them,
    they could barely whisper(C) a prayer.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

15 and (A)call upon me in the day of trouble;
    I will (B)deliver you, and you shall (C)glorify me.”

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15 and call(A) on me in the day of trouble;(B)
    I will deliver(C) you, and you will honor(D) me.”

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The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him (A)sing praise.

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The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(A) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(B)

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11 (A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and (B)bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the Lord his God (C)and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 He prayed to him, and (D)God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. (E)Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.

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11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,(A) put a hook(B) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles(C) and took him to Babylon. 12 In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled(D) himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13 And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.

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24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner (A)prison and fastened their feet in (B)the stocks.

The Philippian Jailer Converted

25 (C)About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

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24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.(A)

25 About midnight(B) Paul and Silas(C) were praying and singing hymns(D) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

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15 (A)I will return again to my place,
    until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
    and (B)in their distress earnestly seek me.

Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant

“Come, let us (C)return to the Lord;
    for (D)he has torn us, that he may heal us;
    he has struck us down, and (E)he will bind us up.
After two days (F)he will revive us;
    on the third day he will raise us up,
    that we may live before him.
(G)Let us know; (H)let us press on to know the Lord;
    (I)his going out is sure as the dawn;
he will come to us (J)as the showers,
    (K)as the spring rains that water the earth.”

15 Then I will return to my lair(A)
    until they have borne their guilt(B)
    and seek my face(C)
in their misery(D)
    they will earnestly seek me.(E)

Israel Unrepentant

“Come, let us return(F) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces(G)
    but he will heal us;(H)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.(I)
After two days he will revive us;(J)
    on the third day(K) he will restore(L) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(M)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(N)