My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Distant from my salvation are the words of my groaning.
Luke 2:37 - Tree of Life Version and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as a widow even for eighty-four years. She did not go out from the temple enclosure, but was worshiping night and day with fasting and prayer. American Standard Version (1901) and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day. Common English Bible She was now an 84-year-old widow. She never left the temple area but worshipped God with fasting and prayer night and day. Catholic Public Domain Version And then she was a widow, even to her eighty-fourth year. And without departing from the temple, she was a servant to fasting and prayer, night and day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she was a widow until fourscore and four years; who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day. |
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Distant from my salvation are the words of my groaning.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the House of Adonai forever.
One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple.
Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young —near Your altars, Adonai-Tzva’ot— my King and my God!
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
He made the basin and the base from bronze, with mirrors from the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
But they said to Him, “John’s disciples often fast and offer prayers, as do the disciples of the Pharisees. But Your disciples are eating and drinking.”
Then after fasting, praying, and laying hands on them, they sent them off.
When they had handpicked elders for them in every community, and prayed with fasting, they placed them in the care of the Lord—in whom they had put their trust.
It is the promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jewish people, O King!
Now she who is really a widow and has been left alone, has put her hope in God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
The one who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the Temple of My God, and he will never leave it. And on him I will write the name of My God and the name of the city of My God—the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God—and My own new Name.
For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve Him day and night in His Temple. The One seated on the throne will shelter them.
There is none holy as Adonai, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.