"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.
then hearin heavenand forgivethe sinof Your servantsand of Your peopleIsrael,indeed,teachthem the goodwayin whichthey should walk.And sendrainon Your land,whichYou have givenYour peoplefor an inheritance.
then hearin heavenand forgivethe sinof Your servantsand Your peopleIsrael,indeed,teachthem the goodwayin whichthey should walk.And sendrainon Your landwhichYou have givento Your peoplefor an inheritance.
Prayfor the peaceof Jerusalem:"May they prosperwho loveyou.
Come,you children,listento me; I will teachyou the fearof the LORD.
Whois the manwho desireslifeAnd loves[length of] daysthat he may seegood?
On the nextdayMosessaidto the people,"You yourselveshave committeda greatsin;and nowI am goingup to the LORD,perhapsI can makeatonementfor your sin."
I have directedyou in the wayof wisdom;I have ledyou in uprightpaths.
The Preachersoughtto finddelightfulwordsand to writewordsof truthcorrectly.
Your earswill heara wordbehindyou, "Thisis the way,walkin it," wheneveryou turnto the rightor to the left.
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Even thoughMosesand Samuelwere to standbeforeMe, My heartwould not be with thispeople;sendthem awayfrom My presenceand let them go!
"But ifthey are prophets,and ifthe wordof the LORDis with them, let them nowentreatthe LORDof hoststhat the vesselswhich are leftin the houseof the LORD,in the houseof the kingof Judahand in Jerusalemmay not goto Babylon.
Then Jeremiahthe prophetsaidto them, "I have heard[you]. Behold,I am going to prayto the LORDyour Godin accordance with your words;and I will tellyou the wholemessagewhichthe LORDwill answeryou. I will not keepbacka wordfrom you."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Standby the waysand seeand askfor the ancientpaths,Wherethe goodwayis, and walkin it; And you will findrestfor your souls.But they said,'We will not walk[in it].'
SoPeterwas keptin the prison,but prayerfor him was being madeferventlyby the churchto God.
howI did not shrinkfrom declaringto you anythingthat was profitable,and teachingyou publiclyand from house to house,
For God,whomI servein my spiritin the [preaching of the] gospelof His Son,is my witness[as to] howunceasinglyI makementionof you,
For ifI preachthe gospel,I have nothingto boastof, for I am undercompulsion;for woeis me ifI do not preach the gospel.
We proclaimHim, admonishingeverymanand teachingeverymanwith allwisdom,sothat we may presenteverymancompletein Christ.
For thisreasonalso,sincethe daywe heard[of it], we have not ceasedto prayfor you and to askthat you may be filledwith the knowledgeof His willin allspiritualwisdomand understanding,
as we nightand daykeep prayingmost earnestlythat we may seeyour face,and may completewhat is lackingin your faith?
I thankGod,whomI servewith a clearconsciencethe waymy forefathersdid, as I constantlyrememberyou in my prayersnightand day,
Then allthe peoplesaidto Samuel,"Prayfor your servantsto the LORDyour God,so that we may not die,for we have addedto allour sins[this] evilby askingfor ourselves a king."
But the thingwas displeasingin the sightof Samuelwhenthey said,"Giveus a kingto judgeus." And Samuelprayedto the LORD.
