In the same waythe Spiritalsohelpsour weakness;for we do not knowhowto prayas we should,but the SpiritHimselfintercedesfor [us] with groaningstoo deep for words;
"Teachus whatwe shall sayto Him; We cannotarrange[our case] becauseof darkness.
O LORD,You have heardthe desireof the humble;You will strengthentheir heart,You will inclineYour ear
To hearthe groaningof the prisoner,To setfreethosewhowere doomedto death,
Becauseof the loudnessof my groaningMy bonesclingto my flesh.
And my soulis greatlydismayed;But You, O LORD--howlong?
The LORDhas heardmy supplication,The LORDreceivesmy prayer.
I am wearywith my crying;my throatis parched;My eyesfailwhile I waitfor my God.
You have heardmy voice,"Do not hideYour earfrom my [prayer for] relief,From my cryfor help."
"I will pourout on the houseof Davidand on the inhabitantsof Jerusalem,the Spiritof graceand of supplication,so that they will lookon Me whomthey have pierced;and they will mournfor Him, as one mournsfor an onlyson,and they will weepbitterlyoverHim like the bitterweepingovera firstborn.
"For it is not you who speak,but [it is] the Spiritof your Fatherwho speaksin you.
But Jesusanswered,"You do not knowwhatyou are asking.Are you ableto drinkthe cupthat I am aboutto drink?"They saidto Him, "We are able."
And beingin agonyHe was prayingveryfervently;and His sweatbecamelikedropsof blood,falling downupon the ground.
"I will askthe Father,and He will giveyou anotherHelper,that He may be with you forever;
Nowwe who are strongoughtto bearthe weaknessesof thosewithout strengthand not [just] pleaseourselves.
Wretchedmanthat I am! Whowill set me freefrom the bodyof thisdeath?
For you have not receiveda spiritof slaveryleadingto fearagain,but you have receiveda spiritof adoption as sonsby whichwe cryout, "Abba!Father!"
For indeedin this[house] we groan,longingto be clothedwith our dwellingfrom heaven,
For indeedwhile we are in thistent,we groan,being burdened,becausewe do not wantto be unclothedbut to be clothed,sothat what is mortalwill be swallowedup by life.
Becauseyou are sons,Godhas sent forththe Spiritof His Soninto our hearts,crying,"Abba!Father!"
for throughHim we bothhaveour accessin oneSpiritto the Father.
With allprayerand petitionprayat alltimesin the Spirit,and with thisin view,be on the alertwith allperseveranceand petitionfor allthe saints,
For we do not havea high priestwhocannotsympathizewith our weaknesses,but One whohas been temptedin all thingsas [we are, yet] withoutsin.
he candeal gentlywith the ignorantand misguided,sincehe himselfalsois besetwith weakness;
You askand do not receive,becauseyou askwith wrong motives,sothat you may spend[it] on your pleasures.
