Then he said, “Your name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
Psalm 77:2 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My sore ran in the night, and ceased not: My soul refused to be comforted. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the day of my trouble I seek (inquire of and desperately require) the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out [in prayer] without slacking up; I refuse to be comforted. American Standard Version (1901) In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted. Common English Bible During the day when I’m in trouble I look for my Lord. At night my hands are still outstretched and don’t grow numb; my whole being refuses to be comforted. Catholic Public Domain Version I will open my mouth in parables. I will speak about concepts that are from the beginning. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning. |
Then he said, “Your name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted, and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.
“If there is famine in the land, if there is pestilence or blight or mildew or locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in any of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there is;
“If you set your heart aright, you will stretch out your hands toward him.
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he will hear my voice.
when I think of thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the watches of the night;
O Lord, in distress they sought thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
My soul yearns for thee in the night, my spirit within me earnestly seeks thee. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Thus says the Lord: “A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are not.”
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound.
“Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up.
When the Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary rise quickly and go out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard for his godly fear.