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But know that the LORD has set apart for himself him who is godly: The LORD will hear when I call to him.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

They cried, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the ground.

He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."

"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live, says the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you."'

But the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and did not listen to me; and the LORD said to me, "Let it suffice you; speak no more to me of this matter.

Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

And the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with with one accord, and said, "Sovereign Lord, it is you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

When Saul inquired of the LORD, The LORD did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

You returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD did not listen to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

Saul asked counsel of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But he did not answer him that day.

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil."

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said the LORD of hosts;

He who turns away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened.

You ask, and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify. Crucify." Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."

Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,

Her leaders judge for bribes, and her priests teach for a price, and her prophets of it tell fortunes for money: yet they lean on the LORD, and say, "Isn't the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us."

Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

But to those who are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness -- wrath and anger,

It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, "The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil."

That servant, who knew his lord's will, and did not prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the haughtiness of the terrible.

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you do not consume one another.

The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.

You are righteous, LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

For you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king."

The LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

But he answered, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.'

He will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.'

When Saul inquired of the LORD, The LORD did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

You returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD did not listen to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

Saul asked counsel of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?" But he did not answer him that day.

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil."

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

It has come to pass that, as he called, and they refused to listen, so they will call, and I will not listen," said the LORD of hosts;

He who turns away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn't have listened.

You ask, and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.