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Is any among you afflicted? let him prayi. Is any merry? let him sing psalmsl.

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2 Chron. 33:12• ¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, (2 Chron. 33:12)

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Jonah 2:2• ²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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2 Chron. 33:12‑13• ¹²And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
¹³And prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God. (2 Chron. 33:12‑13)

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Job 33:26• ²⁶He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. (Job 33:26)

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Psa. 18:6• ⁶In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (Psa. 18:6)

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Psa. 50:15• ¹⁵And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)

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Psa. 91:15• ¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. (Psa. 91:15)

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Psa. 116:3‑5• ³The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
⁴Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
⁵Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. (Psa. 116:3‑5)

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Psa. 118:5• ⁵I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. (Psa. 118:5)

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Psa. 142:1‑3• ¹<<Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.>> I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.
²I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble.
³When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. (Psa. 142:1‑3)

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Lam. 3:55‑56• ⁵⁵I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.
⁵⁶Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. (Lam. 3:55‑56)

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Hos. 6:1• ¹Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. (Hos. 6:1)

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Jonah 2:2,7• ²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
⁷When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. (Jonah 2:2,7)

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Luke 22:44• ⁴⁴And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (Luke 22:44)

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Luke 23:42• ⁴²And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. (Luke 23:42)

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Acts 16:24‑25• ²⁴Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
²⁵And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. (Acts 16:24‑25)

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2 Cor. 12:7‑10• ⁷And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
⁸For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:7‑10)

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Heb. 5:7• ⁷Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; (Heb. 5:7)

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Judg. 16:23‑25• ²³Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
²⁴And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
²⁵And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. (Judg. 16:23‑25)

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Dan. 5:4• ⁴They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. (Dan. 5:4)

let him sing.

1 Chron. 16:9• ⁹Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. (1 Chron. 16:9)

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Psa. 95:2• ²Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. (Psa. 95:2)

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Psa. 105:2• ²Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. (Psa. 105:2)

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Mic. 4:5• ⁵For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever. (Mic. 4:5)

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Matt. 26:30• ³⁰And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. (Matt. 26:30)

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1 Cor. 14:26• ²⁶How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. (1 Cor. 14:26)

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Eph. 5:19• ¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; (Eph. 5:19)

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Col. 3:16‑17• ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Col. 3:16‑17)

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Rev. 5:9‑14• ⁹And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
¹⁰And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
¹¹And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
¹²Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
¹³And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
¹⁴And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. (Rev. 5:9‑14)

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Rev. 7:10• ¹⁰And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. (Rev. 7:10)

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Rev. 14:3• ³And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. (Rev. 14:3)

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Rev. 19:1‑6• ¹And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God:
²For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
³And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
⁴And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
⁵And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
⁶And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. (Rev. 19:1‑6)

• If any were afflicted, let them pray (God was ready to hear). (“James 5” by J.N. Darby)

• Our natural tendency is to revile when reviled, to meet charges with counter-charges, and malice with malice. This is simply to meet flesh with flesh. God's way for us is very different and very simple. In the presence of every wrong we have a God-given resource. Instead of taking things into our own hands, we are to take them to God in prayer. (“The Coming of the Lord: James 5” by H. Smith)

• Our joys as our sorrows are to be the occasion of turning to God. (“The Coming of the Lord: James 5” by H. Smith)

• {suffer evil} The resource of the afflicted saint is prayer. We do not always realize this. So often we merely betake ourselves to kindly friends, who will listen to the recital of our troubles, or to wealthy and influential friends, who perchance may be able to help us in our troubles, and prayer falls into the background. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)

• Psalms, by which we understand any poetical or metrical composition of a spiritual sort which can be set to music. The happy heart sings, and the happy Christian is to be no exception in this. (“James 5” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms.

W. Kelly Translation

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Doth any among you suffer trouble? Let him pray. Is any happy? Let him sing praisea.

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Is it not praise, not psalms, that the cheerful soul was to sing?