Psalm 145:18
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Jeremiah 29:12-13
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12 (A)Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, (B)and I will hear you. 13 (C)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me (D)with all your heart.
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Psalm 34:18
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Deuteronomy 4:7
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7 For (A)what great nation is there that has (B)a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?
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John 4:24
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24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
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Isaiah 58:9
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9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (A)the yoke from your midst,
(B)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
1 John 3:20-22
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20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, (A)if our heart does not condemn us, (B)we have confidence before God; 22 and (C)whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and (D)do what pleases him.
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered him, (A)“If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and (B)we will come to him and (C)make our home with him.
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James 4:8
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8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and (C)purify your hearts, (D)you double-minded.
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Matthew 6:5-8
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The Lord's Prayer
5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love (A)to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. (B)Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 6 But when you pray, (C)go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. (D)And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as (E)the Gentiles do, for (F)they think that they will be heard (G)for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, (H)for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Psalm 119:2
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Psalm 17:1
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In the Shadow of Your Wings
A (A)Prayer of David.
17 Hear a just cause, O Lord; (B)attend to my cry!
Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!
Hosea 7:14
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14 (A)They do not cry to me from the heart,
but (B)they wail upon their beds;
for grain and wine they gash themselves;
they rebel against me.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
Psalm 46:5
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5 (A)God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
Psalm 46:1
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God Is Our Fortress
To the choirmaster. Of (A)the Sons of Korah. According to (B)Alamoth.[a] A Song.
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- Psalm 46:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 46:1 Or well proved
Psalm 119:151
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Isaiah 1:15-16
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1 Kings 18:27-28
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27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and (A)cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.
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Matthew 23:13
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13 “But woe (A)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you (B)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you (C)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.[a]
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- Matthew 23:13 Some manuscripts add here (or after verse 12) verse 14: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive the greater condemnation
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