The fig tree will not flourish. There will be no fruit on the vines. The labor of the olive will fail and the fields will yield no food! The flock will be cut off from the fold and there will be no herd in the stalls.

Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim against her that Jehovah has seen their terrible wickedness.

Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God at midnight. The prisoners were listening to them.

Commune

Tremble, stand in awe and do not sin! Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and keep silent.

I said to my heart, I have become great and have acquired more wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has seen an abundance of wisdom and knowledge.

And

Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Test me and know my anxious (troubled) (painful) (disturbing) thoughts.

I will say to God: 'Do not condemn me, but tell me what charges you have against me.

Let us search and put our ways to the test. Let us turn again to Jehovah.

Let a man examine himself before he eats of that bread, and drinks of that cup.

General references

As I lie on my bed, I remember you. Through the long hours of the night, I think about you.