- call upon:
- "[[A Prayerª of David.]]ª Hearª° the right,ª O LORD,ª attendª° unto my cry,ª give earª° unto my prayer,ª [that goeth] notª out of feignedª lips.ª" {Psa 17:1} + "Blessedª [are] they that keepª° his testimonies,ª [and that] seekª° him with the whole¹ heart.ª" {Psa 119:2} + "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8} + "And when ye spread forthª° your hands,ª I will hideª° mine eyesª from¹ you: yea,¹ when¹ ye make manyª° prayers,ª I will not¹ hear:ª° your handsª are fullª° of blood.ª ... Washª° you, make you clean;ª° put awayª° the evilª of your doingsª from beforeª¹ mine eyes;ª ceaseª° to do evil;ª°" {Isa 1:15-16} + "Then shall ye call²° upon¹ me, and ye shall goª° and prayª° unto¹ me, and I will hearkenª° unto¹ you. ... And ye shall seekª° me, and findª° [me], when¹ ye shall search²° for¹ me with all¹ your heart.ª" {Jer 29:12-13} + "And they have not¹ criedª° unto¹ me with their heart,ª when¹ they howledª° upon¹ their beds:ª they assemble²° themselves¹ for¹ cornª and wine,ª [and] they rebelª° against me." {Hsa 7:14} + "Andª whenª thou prayest,ª° thou shalt²° notª beª° asª the¹ hypocritesª [are]: forª they loveª° to prayª° standingª° inª the¹ synagoguesª andª inª the¹ cornersª of the¹ streets,ª thatª they may² be seenª°¹ of men.ª Verilyª I sayª° unto you,ª² They haveª° their²¹ reward.ª ... Be²° notª ye²° thereforeª like²° unto¹ them:ª forª yourª Fatherª knowethª° what thingsª ye haveª° need¹ of,² before² yeª askª° him.ª" {Mtt 6:5-8} + "¹ Woeª unto you,ª scribesª andª Pharisees,ª hypocrites!ª forª ye devourª° widows'ª houses,ª andª for a pretenceª make²° long² prayer:ª°¹ thereforeªª ye shall receiveª° the greater²¹ damnation.ª" {Mtt 23:14} + "Godª [is] a Spirit:ª andª they that worshipª° himª mustª° worshipª° [him] inª spiritª andª in truth.ª" {Jhn 4:24} + "Forª ifª ourª heartª condemn¹ us,ª²° Godª isª° greaterª than ourª heart,ª andª knowethª° all things.ª ... Andª whatsoeverªª we ask,ª° we receiveª° ofª him,ª becauseª we keepª° his²¹ commandments,ª andª doª° those things that are pleasingª in his² sight.ª¹" {1Jn 3:20-22}
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