- pray:
- "And at the eveningª sacrificeª I arose upª° from my heaviness;ª¹ and having rentª° my garmentª and my mantle,ª I fellª° upon¹ my knees,ª and spread outª° my handsª unto¹ the LORDª my God,ª ... O LORDª Godª of Israel,ª thou¹ [art] righteous:ª for¹ we remainª° yet escaped,ª as [it is] this¹ day:ª behold,¹ we [are] beforeª thee in our trespasses:ª for¹ we cannot¹ standª° beforeª thee because¹ of this.¹" {Ezr 9:5-15} + "Now in the twentyª and fourthª dayª of this¹ monthª the childrenª of Israelª were assembledª° with fasting,ª and with sackclothes,ª and earthª upon¹ them. ... And they stood upª° in¹ their place,ª and readª° in the bookª of the lawª of the LORDª their Godª [one] fourth¹ part² of the day;ª and [another] fourth¹ part² they confessed,ª° and worshippedª° the LORDª their God.ª" {Neh 9:1-3} + "Then stood upª° upon¹ the stairs,ª of the Levites,ª Jeshua,ª and Bani,ª Kadmiel,ª Shebaniah,ª Bunni,ª Sherebiah,ª Bani,ª [and] Chenani,ª and criedª° with a loudª voiceª unto¹ the LORDª their God.ª ... Then the Levites,ª Jeshua,ª and Kadmiel,ª Bani,ª Hashabniah,ª Sherebiah,ª Hodijah,ª Shebaniah,ª [and] Pethahiah,ª said,ª° Stand upª° [and] blessª°¹ the LORDª your Godª for everª¹ and¹ ever:ª and blessedª° be thy gloriousª name,ª which is exaltedª° above¹ all¹ blessingª and praise.ª" {Neh 9:4-5} + "Look downª° from heaven,ª¹ and beholdª° from the habitationª¹ of thy holinessª and of thy glory:ª where¹ [is] thy zealª and thy strength,ª the soundingª of thy bowelsª and of thy merciesª toward¹ me? are they restrained?ª° ... We are¹ [thine]: thou neverª¹¹ barest ruleª° over them; they were not¹ calledª° by¹ thy name.ª" {Isa 63:15-19} + "Oh² that¹ thou wouldest rendª° the heavens,ª that thou wouldest come down,ª° that the mountainsª might flow downª° at thy presence,ª¹ ... And they shall go forth,ª° and lookª° upon the carcasesª of the men²¹ that have transgressedª° against me: for¹ their wormª shall not¹ die,ª° neither¹ shall their fireª be quenched;ª° and they shall be¹ an abhorringª unto all¹ flesh.ª" {Isa 64:1-66:24} + "And I setª°¹ my faceª unto¹ the Lordª God,ª to seekª° by prayerª and supplications,ª with fasting,ª and sackcloth,ª and ashes:ª ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:3-19}
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