Psalm 145:18

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Summary

Psalm 145:18

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Nigh unto

James 4:8

Call upon

Bible References

Nigh unto

Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. 'For the Virgins.' -- A song. God is to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

For which is the great nation that hath God near unto it, as Jehovah our God, in all we have called unto him?

And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, 'Call with a loud voice, for he is a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

Then thou callest, and Jehovah answereth, Thou criest, and He saith, 'Behold Me.' If thou turn aside from thy midst the yoke, The sending forth of the finger, And the speaking of vanity,

Jesus answered and said to him, 'If any one may love me, my word he will keep, and my Father will love him, and unto him we will come, and abode with him we will make;

draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!

Call upon

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

'And ye have called Me, and have gone, and have prayed unto Me, and I have hearkened unto you,

And have not cried unto Me with their heart, but howl on their beds, For corn and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn aside against Me.

And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places -- standing -- to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment.

God is a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

because if our heart may condemn -- because greater is God than our heart, and He doth know all things.