Let my prayer come before you; rescue me according to your promise.
Now, Lord God, confirm the promise that you have spoken concerning your servant and his house forever. Bring about what you have promised
Let your mercy come to me, Lord, salvation in accord with your promise.
I am yours; save me, for I cherish your precepts.
Hear the sound of my pleading when I cry to you for help when I lift up my hands toward your holy place.
In you, Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness deliver me;
Please hear me, my lord king! Grant my petition: do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I shall die there.”
approached Jeremiah the prophet and said, “Please grant our petition; pray for us to the Lord, your God, for all this remnant. As you see, only a few of us remain, but once we were many.