Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place in heaven.
Jonah 2:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised As my life was fading away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: And my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When my soul fainted upon me [crushing me], I earnestly and seriously remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple. American Standard Version (1901) When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple. Common English Bible When my endurance was weakening, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple. Catholic Public Domain Version I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. |
Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place in heaven.
Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such intense bitterness; but your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for you have thrown all my sins behind your back.
Who among you fears the Lord and listens to his servant? Who among you walks in darkness, and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord; let him lean on his God.
And I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight, yet I will look once more towards your holy temple.’
Listen, all you peoples; pay attention, earth and everyone in it! The Lord God will be a witness against you, the Lord, from his holy temple.
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let the whole earth be silent in his presence.
For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, so that you won’t grow weary and give up.
David was in an extremely difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.