Eveningand morningand at noon,I will complainand murmur,And He will hearmy voice.
"Behold,I cry,'Violence!'but I getnoanswer;I shoutfor help,but thereis nojustice.
At midnightI shall riseto givethanksto You Becauseof Your righteousordinances.
May my prayerbe countedas incensebeforeYou; The liftingup of my handsas the eveningoffering.
For he will deliverthe needywhen he criesfor help,The afflictedalso, and him who hasnohelper.
In the dayof my troubleI soughtthe Lord;In the nightmy handwas stretchedout withoutweariness;My soulrefusedto be comforted.
But I, O LORD,have criedout to You for help,And in the morningmy prayercomesbeforeYou.
To declareYour lovingkindnessin the morningAnd Your faithfulnessby night,
EvenwhenI cryout and callfor help,He shutsout my prayer.
Now whenDanielknewthat the documentwas signed,he enteredhis house(now in his roofchamberhe had windowsopentowardJerusalem);and he continued kneelingon his kneesthreetimesa day,prayingand givingthanksbeforehis God,as he had been doingpreviously.
Thenthey answeredand spokebeforethe king,"Daniel,whois one of the exilesfrom Judah,paysnoattentionto you, O king,or to the injunctionwhichyou signed,but keeps makinghis petitionthreetimesa day."
In the early morning,whileit was stilldark,Jesus gotup, left [the house], and went awayto a secludedplace,and was prayingthere.
After bidding them farewell,He leftfor the mountainto pray.
Seeingthem strainingat the oars,for the windwas againstthem, at aboutthe fourthwatchof the nightHe cameto them, walkingon the sea;and He intendedto passby them.
Aboutthe ninthhourof the dayhe clearlysawin a visionan angelof Godwho had [just] comein and saidto him, "Cornelius!"
Corneliussaid,"Fourdaysagoto thishour,I was prayingin my houseduring the ninth hour;and behold,a manstoodbeforeme in shininggarments,
On the next day,as they were on their wayand approachingthe city,Peterwentup on the housetopaboutthe sixthhourto pray.
NowPeterand Johnwere goingup to the templeat the ninth[hour], the hourof prayer.
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
praywithout ceasing;
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
