18 (A)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (B)in truth.

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18 The Lord is near(A) to all who call on him,(B)
    to all who call on him in truth.

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12 Then you will (A)call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will (B)listen to you. 13 And (C)you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me (D)with all your heart.

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12 Then you will call(A) on me and come and pray(B) to me, and I will listen(C) to you. 13 You will seek(D) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(E)

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18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.

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  1. Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit

18 The Lord is close(A) to the brokenhearted(B)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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“For (A)what great nation is there that has (B)God[a] so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:7 Or a god

What other nation is so great(A) as to have their gods near(B) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

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24 (A)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

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24 God is spirit,(A) and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

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Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.

“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The [a]pointing of the finger, and (A)speaking wickedness,

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  1. Isaiah 58:9 Lit. sending out of

Then you will call,(A) and the Lord will answer;(B)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger(C) and malicious talk,(D)

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20 (A)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, (B)we have confidence toward God. 22 And (C)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (D)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(C) because we keep his commands(D) and do what pleases him.(E)

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23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, (A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

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23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.(A) My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.(B)

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(A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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Come near to God and he will come near to you.(A) Wash your hands,(B) you sinners, and purify your hearts,(C) you double-minded.(D)

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The Model Prayer(A)

“And when you pray, you shall not be like the [a]hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you pray, (B)go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you [b]openly. And when you pray, (C)do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. (D)For they think that they will be heard for their many words.

“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father (E)knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.

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  1. Matthew 6:5 pretenders
  2. Matthew 6:6 NU omits openly

Prayer(A)

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing(B) in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father,(C) who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling(D) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.(E) Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need(F) before you ask him.

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Blessed are those who keep His testimonies,
Who seek Him with the (A)whole heart!

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Blessed(A) are those who keep his statutes(B)
    and seek him(C) with all their heart—(D)

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14 (A)They did not cry out to Me with their heart
When they wailed upon their beds.

“They [a]assemble together for grain and new (B)wine,
[b]They rebel against Me;

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  1. Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Tg.; Vg. thought upon; LXX slashed themselves for (cf. 1 Kin. 18:28)
  2. Hosea 7:14 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX omits They rebel against Me; Vg. They departed from Me

14 They do not cry out to me from their hearts(A)
    but wail on their beds.
They slash themselves,[a] appealing to their gods
    for grain and new wine,(B)
    but they turn away from me.(C)

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  1. Hosea 7:14 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts They gather together

God is (A)in the midst of her, she shall not be [a]moved;
God shall help her, just [b]at the break of dawn.

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  1. Psalm 46:5 shaken
  2. Psalm 46:5 Lit. at the turning of the morning

God is within her,(A) she will not fall;(B)
    God will help(C) her at break of day.

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