O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;
And in the night season, and am not silent.

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My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(A)
    by night,(B) but I find no rest.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent

And (A)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

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And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(A) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

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(A)My tears have been my food day and night,
While they continually say to me,
(B)“Where is your God?”

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My tears(A) have been my food
    day and night,
while people say to me all day long,
    “Where is your God?”(B)

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A Prayer for Help in Despondency

A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Mahalath Leannoth.” A [a]Contemplation of (A)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, (B)God of my salvation,
I have cried out day and night before You.

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  1. Psalm 88:1 Heb. Maschil

Psalm 88[a]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[b] A maskil[c] of Heman the Ezrahite.

Lord, you are the God who saves me;(A)
    day and night I cry out(B) to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
  2. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
  3. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my (A)forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

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Thanksgiving

I thank God,(A) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(B) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(C)

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10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face (A)and perfect what is lacking in your faith?

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10 Night and day we pray(A) most earnestly that we may see you again(B) and supply what is lacking in your faith.

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41 (A)And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless (B)not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 [a]Then (C)an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 (D)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. 46 Then He said to them, “Why (E)do you sleep? Rise and (F)pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

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  1. Luke 22:43 NU brackets vv. 43 and 44 as not in the original text.

41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down(A) and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup(B) from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”(C) 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.(D) 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[a]

45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”(E)

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  1. Luke 22:44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.

The Twelve Apostles(A)

12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in (B)prayer to God.

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The Twelve Apostles(A)

12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.(B)

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44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

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44 So he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

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16 As for me, I will call upon God,
And the Lord shall save me.
17 (A)Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.

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16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(A) morning(B) and noon(C)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.

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44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud,
That prayer should not pass through.

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44 You have covered yourself with a cloud(A)
    so that no prayer(B) can get through.(C)

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Even (A)when I cry and shout,
He shuts out my prayer.

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Even when I call out or cry for help,(A)
    he shuts out my prayer.(B)

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O Lord God of hosts,
(A)How long will You be angry
Against the prayer of Your people?

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How long,(A) Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smolder(B)
    against the prayers of your people?

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