So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate. O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”
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