The priests and the Levites stood up and asked the Lord to bless the people. God heard them. Their prayer came up to the Lord’s holy home in heaven.
Jonah 2:7 - Easy To Read Version “My soul gave up all hope.\par But then I remembered the Lord.\par Lord, I prayed to you.\par And you heard my prayers in your holy temple. {\cf2\super [11]} \par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: And my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When my soul fainted upon me [crushing me], I earnestly and seriously remembered the Lord; and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple. American Standard Version (1901) When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, into thy holy temple. Common English Bible When my endurance was weakening, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple. Catholic Public Domain Version I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. |
The priests and the Levites stood up and asked the Lord to bless the people. God heard them. Their prayer came up to the Lord’s holy home in heaven.
The Lord is in his holy palace. {\cf2\super [60]} \par The Lord sits on his throne {\cf2\super [61]} in heaven.\par And he sees everything that happens.\par The Lord watches people closely\par to see if they are good or bad.\par
My enemies have set a trap for me.\par I am ready to give up.\par But the Lord knows what is happening to me.\par
But I remember the things\par that happened long ago.\par I am thinking about\par the many things you did.\par I am talking about the things you did\par with your great power!\par
Trapped, I called to the Lord for help.\par Yes, I called to my God.\par God was in his temple.\par He heard my voice.\par He heard my cry for help.\par
Some people trust their chariots. {\cf2\super [117]} \par Other people trust their soldiers.\par But we remember the Lord our God.\par
My strength is gone,\par like water poured out on the ground.\par My bones have separated.\par My courage is gone! {\cf2\super [126]} \par
I truly believe that I will see\par the Lord’s goodness before I die. {\cf2\super [166]} \par
Why should I be so sad?\par Why should I be so upset?\par I should wait for God’s help.\par I will get the chance to praise him yet.\par He will save me!\par
Why should I be so sad?\par Why should I be so upset?\par I should wait for God’s help.\par I will get the chance to praise him yet.\par He will save me!\par
Why am I so sad?\par Why am I so upset?\par I should wait for God’s help.\par I will get the chance to praise God yet.\par He will save me!\par \par \par
God, you chose your people.\par You chose us to come to your temple\par and worship you.\par And we are very happy!\par We have all the wonderful things\par in your temple, your holy palace.\par
Look! My troubles are gone!\par I now have peace.\par You love me very much.\par You did not let me rot in the grave.\par \{You forgave all my sins.\}\par You threw my sins far away.\par
The people that respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He truly trusts in the Lord’s name, and that servant depends on his God.
Then I thought,\par ‘Now I must go where you cannot see me.’\par But I continued looking to your holy temple {\cf2\super [9]} for help.\par
Listen, all of you people!\par Earth and everyone on it, {\cf2\super [1]} listen!\par My Master, the Lord will come\par from his holy temple. {\cf2\super [2]} \par My Master will come as a witness {\cf2\super [3]} \par against you.\par
\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.
Think about Jesus. He was patient while sinful men were doing bad things against him. Think about him, so that you also will be patient and not stop trying.
All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This made David very upset. But David found strength in the Lord his God.