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But know that LORD has set apart for himself him who is holy. LORD will hear when I call to him.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.

In my distress I called upon LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.

They cried, and LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.

LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

David therefore besought God for the child. And David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the ground.

And he said, Thou cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says lord LORD: Is it to inquire of me that ye have come? As I live, says lord LORD, I will not be inquired of by you.

But LORD was angry with me because of you, and did not hearken to me. And LORD said to me, It shall be enough for thee. Speak no more to me of this matter.

I besought the Lord thrice about this, that it might depart from me.

All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Again I say to you truly, that if two of you should agree on the earth concerning every matter, whatever they might ask, it will happen for them from my Father in the heavens.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

And those who heard lifted up a voice to God with one accord, and said, Thou Master, the God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all things in them.

And having realized it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a considerable were gathered and praying.

And when Saul inquired of LORD, LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And ye returned and wept before LORD, but LORD did not hearken to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you so that he will not hear.

Then they shall cry to LORD, but he will not answer them. Yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

And it has come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said LORD of hosts.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by wind and tossed about. For that man should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord,

If I regard iniquity in my heart, LORD will not hear.

Ye ask, and do not receive, because ye ask wrongly, so that ye may spend on your pleasures.

When therefore the chief priests and the subordinates saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify him! Pilate says to them, Ye take ye him and crucify, for I find no cause in him.

And likewise also the chief priests, ridiculing with the scholars, and elders, and Pharisees, said,

The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.

Her prophets are airy and treacherous men. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

But the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.

but to those of self-interest, and who indeed disobey the truth but have confidence in unrighteousness--anger and wrath,

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their lees, who say in their heart, LORD will not do good, nor will he do evil.

And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much,

By how much worse punishment do ye think he will deserve who has trampled the Son of God, and who considered profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and who treated the Spirit of grace contemptuously?

And I will punish the world for the evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. And I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.

But the hired man, and not being the shepherd, whose sheep are not his own, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your interior is full of plundering and wickedness.

But if ye bite and devour each other, watch out that ye be not consumed by each other.

The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure. Into whose hand God brings [abundantly].

Thou are righteous, O LORD, when I contend with thee. Yet I would reason the case with thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those at ease who deal very treacherously?

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

For ye also know that wanting afterward to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place of repentance, though having sought it with tears.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou have rejected the word of LORD, he has also rejected thee from being king.

And LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

But having answered, he said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.

And he will say, I tell you, I know not where ye are from. Depart from me, all ye workmen of unrighteousness.

And when Saul inquired of LORD, LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And ye returned and wept before LORD, but LORD did not hearken to your voice, nor gave ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you so that he will not hear.

Then they shall cry to LORD, but he will not answer them. Yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.

He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

And it has come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said LORD of hosts.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by wind and tossed about. For that man should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord,

If I regard iniquity in my heart, LORD will not hear.

Ye ask, and do not receive, because ye ask wrongly, so that ye may spend on your pleasures.