"Answerme, O LORD,answerme, that thispeoplemay knowthat You, O LORD,are God,and [that] You have turnedtheir heartbackagain."
Then Jacobwas leftalone,and a manwrestledwith him untildaybreak.
Then he said,"Letme go,for the dawnis breaking."But he said,"I will not letyou gounlessyou blessme."
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
that Your namemay be magnifiedforever,by saying,'The LORDof hostsis GodoverIsrael;and may the houseof Your servantDavidbe establishedbeforeYou.
"Then you callon the nameof your god,and I will callon the nameof the LORD,and the Godwhoanswersby fire,He is God."And allthe peoplesaid,"That is a goodidea."
When middaywas past,they raveduntilthe time of the offeringof the [evening] sacrifice;but therewas novoice,nooneanswered,and noonepaidattention.
At the timeof the offeringof the [evening] sacrifice,Elijahthe prophetcamenearand said,"O LORD,the Godof Abraham,Isaacand Israel,todaylet it be knownthat You are Godin Israeland that I am Your servantand I have doneallthesethingsat Your word.
Then the fireof the LORDfelland consumedthe burntofferingand the woodand the stonesand the dust,and lickedup the waterthat was in the trench.
Then a manof Godcamenearand spoketo the kingof Israeland said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'Becausethe Arameanshave said,"The LORDis a godof [the] mountains,but He is not a godof [the] valleys,"therefore I will giveallthisgreatmultitudeinto your hand,and you shall knowthat I am the LORD.'"
"Now,O LORDour God,I pray,deliverus from his handthat allthe kingdomsof the earthmay knowthat You alone,O LORD,are God."
Then Asacalledto the LORDhis Godand said,"LORD,thereis noonebesidesYou to help[in the battle] betweenthe powerfuland those who havenostrength;so helpus, O LORDour God,for we trustin You, and in Your namehave comeagainstthismultitude.O LORD,You are our God;let not manprevailagainstYou."
And let them knowthat thisis Your hand;You, LORD,have doneit.
"I tellyou, eventhoughhe will not getup and givehim [anything] becausehe is his friend,yetbecauseof his persistencehe will getup and givehim as muchas he needs.
"Thisdaythe LORDwill deliveryou up into my hands,and I will strikeyou downand removeyour headfrom you. And I will givethe deadbodiesof the armyof the Philistinesthisdayto the birdsof the skyand the wildbeastsof the earth,that allthe earthmay knowthat thereis a Godin Israel,
