Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Afflictions, Prayer During » For mitigation of troubles
Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, And, unto my cry for help, give ear, At my tears, do not be silent, - For, a sojourner, am, I, with thee, A stranger, like all my fathers. Look away from me that I may brighten up, Ere yet I depart and am no more.
death » Preparation for
And, if, as Father, ye are invoking him who, without respect of persons, judgeth according to each man's work, with reverence, for the time of your sojourning, behave ye;
We must needs be working the works of him that sent me, while it is, day: There cometh a night, when, no one, can work.
Let me know, O Yahweh, mine end, And the measure of my days - what it is, I would know how short-lived I am.
In those days, was Hezekiah sick, unto death, - and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came unto him, and said unto him - Thus, saith Yahweh Set in order thy house, for, about to die, thou, art, and shalt not recover.
For, whosoever was united to all the living, for him, there was hope, - -inasmuch as, a living dog, fared better than a dead lion.
For both, if we live, unto the Lord, we live, and, if we die, unto the Lord, we die; whether therefore we live, the Lord's, we are; or whether we die, the Lord's, we are;
For, unto me - living, is Christ, and, dying, gain.
For we have not here an abiding city, but, unto that which is to be, are we seeking our way.
If they had been wise, they would have understood this, - They would have given heed to their here-after!
Look away from me that I may brighten up, Ere yet I depart and am no more.
How to number our days, so grant us to know, That we may win us a heart that hath wisdom.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do, - for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.
Truly sweet is the light, - and, pleasant to the eyes, to see the sun: But, though, many years, a man live, through them all, let him rejoice; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for many they may be, all that cometh, may be vanity.
For, hades, cannot praise thee Nor, death, celebrate thee, - They who go down to the pit cannot wait for thy faithfulness. The living, the living, he, can praise thee, As I do this day, - A father, to his children, can make known thy faithfulness.
Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning, And, ye yourselves, like unto men awaiting their own lord, once he may break up out of the marriage-feast, - that, when he cometh and knocketh, straightway, they may open unto him. Happy those servants, whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching! Verily, I say unto you - he will gird himself, and make them recline, and, coming near, will minister unto them.
Instead of your saying - If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;