They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I {will be} with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

[A Song of degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. {maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue}

And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer {when} thy chastening {was} upon them. {prayer: Heb. secret speech}

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. {of the king: Heb. which were the king's} {fetters: or, chains}

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

I will go {and} return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. {acknowledge...: Heb. be guilty}

And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. {sore: Heb. hand}

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it {is} the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids {is} the shadow of death;

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

And the Lord {said} unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for {one} called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.