So He brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria. They captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

A song of ascents.Out of the depths I call to You, Yahweh!

ק QofI called on Your name, Yahweh,
from the depths of the Pit.

Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from inside the fish:

“For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name in every place because My name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of Hosts.

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me

when You come into Your kingdom!”

Jesus told her, “Believe Me, woman, an hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

When our days there were over, we left to continue our journey, while all of them, with their wives and children, escorted us out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach to pray,

Lifting

although my hands are free from violence
and my prayer is pure.

I wash my hands in innocence
and go around Your altar, Lord,

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord!

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?

“And now ask for God’s favor. Will He be gracious to us? Since this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts.

He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things.

Without

So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life or riches for yourself, or the death of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to understand justice,

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be subject to hellfire.

And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.

[Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin!” And saying this, he fell asleep.

Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives with an understanding of their weaker nature

yet showing them honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

And

Jesus answered them, “I assure you: If you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done.

I assure you: If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.

General references

While Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, but whenever he put his hand down, Amalek prevailed.

Dear friends, if our conscience doesn’t condemn us, we have confidence before God