NowHe was tellingthem a parableto show that at all timesthey oughtto prayand not to lose heart,
He has regardedthe prayerof the destituteAnd has not despisedtheir prayer.
[I would have despaired] unlessI had believedthat I would seethe goodnessof the LORDIn the landof the living.
O You who hearprayer,To You allmencome.
Be graciousto me, O Lord,For to You I cryalldaylong.
Yet those who waitfor the LORDWill gainnewstrength;They will mountup [with] wingslike eagles,They will runand not gettired,They will walkand not becomeweary.
And giveHim norestuntilHe establishesAnd makesJerusalema praisein the earth.
Then you will callupon Me and comeand prayto Me, and I will listento you.
"While I was faintingaway,I rememberedthe LORD,And my prayercameto You, Into Your holytemple.
"For everyonewho asks,receives;and he who seeks,finds;and to him who knocks,it will be opened.
"But keep on the alertat alltimes,prayingthat you may have strengthto escapeallthese thingsthat are aboutto take place,and to standbeforethe Sonof Man."
rejoicingin hope,perseveringin tribulation,devotedto prayer,
Therefore,since we havethisministry,as we received mercy,we do not lose heart,
Let us not lose heartin doinggood,for in duetimewe will reapif we do not grow weary.
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
Be anxiousfor nothing,but in everythingby prayerand supplicationwith thanksgivinglet your requestsbe made knownto God.
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
Devote yourselvesto prayer,keeping alertin it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving;
praywithout ceasing;
Now it cameabout, as she continuedprayingbeforethe LORD,that Eliwas watchingher mouth.
