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But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears 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 the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

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

David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.

But," he said, "you 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 the Lord GOD, Is it to inquire of me that you come? As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

But the LORD was angry with me because of you and would not listen to me. And the LORD said to me, 'Enough from you; do not speak to me of this matter again.

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.

All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.

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

And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, "Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

And you returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

And Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?"But he did not answer him that day.

but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.

"As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts,

If one 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 will not find me.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.

When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him."

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us."

Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy; they do violence to the law.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.

but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The LORD will not do good, nor will he do ill.'

And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.

How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has spurned the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?

I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.

Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?

they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

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

I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like a green laurel tree.

For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.

For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king."

And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.'

But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!'

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.

And you returned and wept before the LORD, but the LORD did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.

And Saul inquired of God, "Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?"But he did not answer him that day.

but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.

Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.

"As I called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear," says the LORD of hosts,

If one 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 will not find me.

When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.