Bible Cross References
prayer
2 Chronicles 20:5-13
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and they and the people of Jerusalem gathered in the new courtyard of the Temple. King Jehoshaphat went and stood before them
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and prayed aloud, "O LORD God of our ancestors, you rule in heaven over all the nations of the world. You are powerful and mighty, and no one can oppose you.
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You are our God. When your people Israel moved into this land, you drove out the people who were living here and gave the land to the descendants of Abraham, your friend, to be theirs forever.
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They have lived here and have built a temple to honor you, knowing
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that if any disaster struck them to punish them---a war, an epidemic, or a famine---then they could come and stand in front of this Temple where you are worshiped. They could pray to you in their trouble, and you would hear them and rescue them.
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"Now the people of Ammon, Moab, and Edom have attacked us. When our ancestors came out of Egypt, you did not allow them to enter those lands, so our ancestors went around them and did not destroy them.
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This is how they repay us---they come to drive us out of the land that you gave us.
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You are our God! Punish them, for we are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help."
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All the men of Judah, with their wives and children, were standing there at the Temple.
Psalm 50:15
Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me."
Psalm 91:15
When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and honor them.
Isaiah 37:4
The Assyrian emperor has sent his chief official to insult the living God. May the LORD your God hear these insults and punish those who spoke them. So pray to God for those of our people who survive."
Isaiah 37:15-21
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and prayed,
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"Almighty LORD, God of Israel, seated above the winged creatures, you alone are God, ruling all the kingdoms of the world. You created the earth and the sky.
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Now, LORD, hear us and look at what is happening to us. Listen to all the things that Sennacherib is saying to insult you, the living God.
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We all know, LORD, that the emperors of Assyria have destroyed many nations, made their lands desolate,
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and burned up their gods---which were no gods at all, only images of wood and stone made by human hands.
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Now, LORD our God, rescue us from the Assyrians, so that all the nations of the world will know that you alone are God."
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Then Isaiah sent a message telling King Hezekiah that in answer to the king's prayer
Joel 2:17
The priests, serving the LORD between the altar and the entrance of the Temple, must weep and pray: "Have pity on your people, LORD. Do not let other nations despise us and mock us by saying, 'Where is your God?' "
Amos 7:1-6
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I had a vision from the Sovereign LORD. In it I saw him create a swarm of locusts just after the king's share of the hay had been cut and the grass was starting to grow again.
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In my vision I saw the locusts eat up every green thing in the land, and then I said, "Sovereign LORD, forgive your people! How can they survive? They are so small and weak!"
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The LORD changed his mind and said, "What you saw will not take place."
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I had another vision from the Sovereign LORD. In it I saw him preparing to punish his people with fire. The fire burned up the great ocean under the earth and started to burn up the land.
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Then I said, "Stop, O Sovereign LORD! How can your people survive? They are so small and weak!"
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The LORD changed his mind again and said, "This will not take place either."
the plague
2 Chronicles 6:29
listen to their prayers. If any of your people Israel, out of heartfelt sorrow, stretch out their hands in prayer toward this Temple,
Job 7:11
No! I can't be quiet! I am angry and bitter. I have to speak.
Psalm 32:3
When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long.
Psalm 32:4
Day and night you punished me, LORD; my strength was completely drained, as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.
Psalm 42:6
Here in exile my heart is breaking, and so I turn my thoughts to him. He has sent waves of sorrow over my soul; chaos roars at me like a flood, like waterfalls thundering down to the Jordan from Mount Hermon and Mount Mizar.
Psalm 42:9
To God, my defender, I say, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go on suffering from the cruelty of my enemies?"
Psalm 42:11
Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise him, my savior and my God.
Psalm 73:21
When my thoughts were bitter and my feelings were hurt,
Psalm 73:22
I was as stupid as an animal; I did not understand you.
Psalm 142:3-5
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When I am ready to give up, he knows what I should do. In the path where I walk, my enemies have hidden a trap for me.
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When I look beside me, I see that there is no one to help me, no one to protect me. No one cares for me.
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LORD, I cry to you for help; you, LORD, are my protector; you are all I want in this life.
Proverbs 14:10
Your joy is your own; your bitterness is your own. No one can share them with you.
Romans 7:24
What an unhappy man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is taking me to death?
Philippians 4:6
Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.
spread forth
1 Kings 8:22
Then in the presence of the people Solomon went and stood in front of the altar, where he raised his arms
Isaiah 1:15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.