?EXPOSITIONVerse 13. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me. How touching! How humble! How plaintive! The words thrill us as...
Chapter 33:1? A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. Prayer Prayer in the O.T. is in contrast with prayer in the N.T. in two respects: (1) ...
Deliverance See AFFLICTIONSee GOD, PROVIDENCE OFSee PRAYER, ANSWEREDBibliography InformationNave, Orville J. Entry for 'Deliverance'. Nave's Topical B...
Psalms 17:1 Hear the right, O Lord The psalmist appeals to the Lord as a Judge, sitting on the throne judging right, that he would hear his cause liti...
Psalms 27:7 Hear, O Lord, [when] I cry with my voice Which is to be understood of prayer, and that in the time of distress; and of vocal prayer, as di...
Psalms 102:1 Hear my prayer, O Lord The prayer of a poor, destitute, and afflicted one; his own, and not another's; not what was composed for him, but...
?EXPOSITIONVerse 14. Deliver me out of the mire and let me not sink. He turns into prayer the very words of his complaint; and it is well, if, when we...
Prayer, private Christ was constant in Matthew 14:23 ; Matthew 26:36 Matthew 26:39 ; Mark 1:35 ; Luke 9:18 Luke 9:29 Commanded Matthew 6:...
Isaiah 1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands That is, in prayer, this being a prayer gesture: hence the Targum paraphrases it, ``and when the prie...
Prayer of St. Augustin.Prayer of St. Augustin.Which he was wont to use after his Sermons and Lectures.Turn we to the Lord God, the Father Almighty, an...
Nehemiah 4:9 Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God Spread their case before him in prayer, entreating direction and help from him: and set a ...
Resorted thither (sunhcqh ekei). First aorist passive indicative of sunagw, old verb to gather together. A bit awkward here till you add with his dis...
The Book of PsalmsChapter 86Chapter Overview: David prays for the favour and blessing of God, ver. 1 - 6. Expresses confidence in him, by praise min...
I bow my knees (kamptw ta gonata mou). He now prays whether he had at first intended to do so at Galatians 3:1 or not. Calvin supposes that Paul kn...
Overview - 2?Chronicles 6 1?Solomon, having blessed the people, blesses God. 12?Solomon's prayer in the consecration of the temple, upon the brasen sc...
Overview - Psalms 132 1?David in his prayer commends unto God the religious care he had for the ark. 8?His prayer at the removing of the ark; 11?with...
Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 15:8??(King James Version)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upr...
Overview - Psalms 86 1?David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion; 5?by the goodness and power of God. 11?He desires the conti...
Overview - 1?Kings 8 1?The feast of the dedication of the temple. 12?Solomon's blessing. 22?Solomon's prayer. 54?Solomon's blessing. 62?His sacrifice ...
'Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks.'?1 Thess. v. 16, 17, 18. jUR Lord spake the parable of the widow and the unjust ...