"Very well," he replied, "I will grant this request too and will not overthrow the town you mentioned.

"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."

May the sovereign God grant you mercy before the man so that he may release your other brother and Benjamin! As for me, if I lose my children I lose them."

"I will grant this people favor with the Egyptians, so that when you depart you will not leave empty-handed.

I will grant peace in the land so that you will lie down to sleep without anyone terrifying you. I will remove harmful animals from the land, and no sword of war will pass through your land.

She then said to her father, "Please grant me this one wish. For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity."

Eli replied, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him."

Perhaps the Lord will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse."

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

If you follow my instructions by obeying my rules and regulations, just as your father David did, then I will grant you long life."

They said to him, "Today if you show a willingness to help these people and grant their request, they will be your servants from this time forward."

He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.'

They said to him, "If you are fair to these people, grant their request, and are cordial to them, they will be your servants from this time forward."

Please, O Lord, listen attentively to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who take pleasure in showing respect to your name. Grant your servant success today and show compassion to me in the presence of this man." Now I was cupbearer for the king.

If I have found favor in the king's sight and if the king is inclined to grant my request and perform my petition, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet that I will prepare for them. At that time I will do as the king wishes.

Queen Esther replied, "If I have met with your approval, O king, and if the king is so inclined, grant me my life as my request, and my people as my petition.

"Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for!

and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;

May he grant your heart's desire; may he bring all your plans to pass!

Then we will shout for joy over your victory; we will rejoice in the name of our God! May the Lord grant all your requests!

You grant him his heart's desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)

For you grant him lasting blessings; you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence.

Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

For you, O God, hear my vows; you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.

For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king's son the ability to make fair decisions!

Please Lord, deliver! Please Lord, grant us success!

Lord, grant me relief from my suffering so that I may have some relief. Rescue me from those who persecute me so that I may be rescued.

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to grant their slaves their freedom.

So I, the Lord, say: "You have not really obeyed me and granted freedom to your neighbor and fellow countryman. Therefore, I will grant you freedom, the freedom to die in war, or by starvation or disease. I, the Lord, affirm it! I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to you.

But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there."

They said to him, "Please grant our request and pray to the Lord your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.

So Daniel went in and requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.

He will attack mighty fortresses, aided by a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price.

Who knows? Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, and leave blessing in his wake -- a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God!