Jonah 2:1
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Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly.
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Lamentations 3:53-56
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53 They [a]silenced my life (A)in the pit
And (B)threw [b]stones at me.
54 (C)The waters flowed over my head;
(D)I said, “I am cut off!”
55 (E)I called on Your name, O Lord,
From the lowest (F)pit.
56 (G)You have heard my voice:
“Do not hide Your ear
From my sighing, from my cry for help.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:53 LXX put to death
- Lamentations 3:53 Lit. a stone on
Psalm 130:1-2
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Waiting for the Redemption of the Lord
A Song of Ascents.
130 Out (A)of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 91:15
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15 He shall (A)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be (B)with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
Job 13:15
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Isaiah 26:16
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16 Lord, (A)in trouble they have visited You,
They poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.
Psalm 50:15
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15 (A)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
James 5:13
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Meeting Specific Needs(A)
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him (B)pray. Is anyone cheerful? (C)Let him sing psalms.
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2 Chronicles 33:11-13
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11 (A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [a]hooks, (B)bound him with [b]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (C)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He (D)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh (E)knew that the Lord was God.
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- 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains
Acts 16:24-25
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24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
The Philippian Jailer Saved
25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Hosea 5:15-6:3
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15 I will return again to My place
Till they [a]acknowledge their offense.
Then they will seek My face;
In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
A Call to Repentance
6 Come,(A) and let us return to the Lord;
For (B)He has torn, but (C)He will heal us;
He has stricken, but He will [b]bind us up.
2 (D)After two days He will revive us;
On the third day He will raise us up,
That we may live in His sight.
3 (E)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (F)as the morning;
(G)He will come to us (H)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.
Footnotes
- Hosea 5:15 Lit. become guilty or bear punishment
- Hosea 6:1 Bandage
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