Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
Watches
Lift up
General references
Bible References
Cry out
Mark 1:35
Very early in the morning, [even] before daylight, Jesus woke up, left Simon's house [verse 29] and went out to a deserted place where He prayed.
Luke 6:12
And it happened during that time that Jesus went out to the mountain [i.e., probably a hillside near Capernaum] to pray, and continued praying to God all night.
Watches
Matthew 14:25
Then between three and six o'clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake.
Mark 13:35
So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning.
Lift up
1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore, I want the men to pray in every place [i.e., in all worship assemblies. See verses 1-2], lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. [Note: This passage stresses both the physical and spiritual aspects of prayer].
General references
Mark 13:17
[It will be] too bad for those who are pregnant and those who are nursing babies in those days.