Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
Then he turnedhis faceto the walland prayedto the LORD,saying,
Shouldevilcomeupon us, the sword,[or] judgment,or pestilence,or famine,we will standbeforethishouseand beforeYou (for Your nameis in thishouse)and cryto You in our distress,and You will hearand deliver[us].'
"You will prayto Him, and He will hearyou; And you will payyour vows.
Then they criedout to the LORDin their trouble;He savedthem out of their distresses.
Then they criedto the LORDin their trouble,And He broughtthem out of their distresses.
In my troubleI criedto the LORD,And He answeredme.
You who fearthe LORD,praiseHim; Allyou descendantsof Jacob,glorifyHim, And standin aweof Him, allyou descendantsof Israel.
They lookedto Him and were radiant,And their faceswill neverbe ashamed.
The angelof the LORDencampsaroundthose who fearHim, And rescuesthem.
O sonsof men,howlongwill my honorbecome a reproach?[How long] will you lovewhatis worthlessand aimat deception?Selah.
"He who offersa sacrificeof thanksgivinghonorsMe; And to him who orders[his] way[aright] I shall showthe salvationof God."
In the dayof my troubleI soughtthe Lord;In the nightmy handwas stretchedout withoutweariness;My soulrefusedto be comforted.
[When] I rememberGod,then I am disturbed;[When] I sigh,then my spiritgrowsfaint.Selah.
"You calledin troubleand I rescuedyou; I answeredyou in the hidingplaceof thunder;I provedyou at the watersof Meribah.Selah.
For You, Lord,are good,and readyto forgive,And abundantin lovingkindnessto allwho callupon You.
In the dayof my troubleI shall callupon You, For You will answerme.
"He will callupon Me, and I will answerhim; I will be with him in trouble;I will rescuehim and honorhim.
"But I will deliveryou on that day,"declaresthe LORD,"and you will not be giveninto the handof the menwhomyou dread.
"And I will bringthe thirdpartthrough the fire,Refinethem as silveris refined,And testthem as goldis tested.They will callon My name,And I will answerthem; I will say,They are My people,'And they will say,'The LORDis my God.'"
"Let your lightshinebeforemenin such a waythat they may seeyour goodworks,and glorifyyour Fatherwho is in heaven.
And beingin agonyHe was prayingveryfervently;and His sweatbecamelikedropsof blood,falling downupon the ground.
"My Fatheris glorifiedby this,that you bearmuchfruit,and [so] proveto be My disciples.
But aboutmidnightPauland Silaswere prayingand singing hymns of praiseto God,and the prisonerswere listeningto them;
Is anyoneamongyou suffering?[Then] he must pray.Is anyonecheerful?He is to sing praises.
Whoeverspeaks,[is to do so] as onewho is speakingthe utterancesof God;whoeverserves[is to do] [so] as onewho is servingby the strengthwhichGodsupplies;sothat in all thingsGodmay be glorifiedthroughJesusChrist,to whombelongsthe gloryand dominionforeverand ever.Amen.
Ifyou are reviledfor the nameof Christ,you are blessed,becausethe Spiritof gloryand of Godrestson you.
But Godsplitthe hollowplace that is in Lehiso that watercameout of it. When he drank,his strengthreturnedand he revived.Thereforehe namedit En-hakkore,whichis in Lehito thisday.
