9. For the relief of suffering churches, and the support, comfort, and deliverance of all that are persecuted for righteousness sake.

We desire in our prayers to remember them that _ are in bonds for the testimony of Jesus, as bound with them, and them which suffer adversity, as being ourselves also in the body. O send from above, and deliver them from those that hate them, and bring them forth into a large place. Heb 13:3. Ps 144:7,

O let not the rod of the wicked rest upon the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous should put forth their hands unto iniquity. Ps 125:3. Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, as in the generations of old, and make the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed of the Lord to pass over. Isa 51:9, 10.

For the oppression of the poor, and the sighing of the needy, now do thou arise, O Lord, and set them in safety from them that puff at them. Ps 12:5.

O strengthen the patience and faith of thy suffering saints, that they may hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord. Rev 12:10. Lam 3:26. O let the year of thy redeemed come, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. Isa 63:4; Isa 34:8.

O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion. And when the Lord bringeth back the cap- , tivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad. Ps 14:7.

O let not the oppressed return ashamed, but let the poor and needy praise thy name. Ps 74:21.

Lord, arise, and have mercy upon Zion, and let the time to favour her, yea, the set time, come ; yea, let the Lord build up Zion, and appear in his glory. Lord, regard the prayer of the destitute, and do not despise their prayer, Ps 102:13, 16, 17.

O Lord God, cease, we beseech thee ; by whom shall Jacob arise, for he is small? O cause thy face to shine upon that part of thy sanctuary that is desolate for the Lord’s sake. Amos 7:5. Dan 9:16–17

Let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee, and according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that for thy name’s sake are appointed to die. Ps 79:11.

Let those whose teachers are removed into corners, again see their teachers though they have the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction. Isa 30:20.

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Pray now: a guided prayer in six parts, with the next heads each day.

Henry’s text is in the public domain. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, No. 265 Chestnut Street. Undated, about 1840 to 1860. The preface is dated Chester, March 25, 1710. From the Internet Archive scan. The KJV text is in the public domain.