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Acts 16:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayedc, and sangd praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

James 5:13• ¹³Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms. (James 5:13)

Psa. 34:1• ¹A Psalm of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless Jehovah at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psa. 34:1)

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at midnight.

Job 35:10• ¹⁰But none saith, Where is +God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night, (Job 35:10)

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Psa. 22:2• ²My God, I cry by day, and thou answerest not; and by night, and there is no rest for me: (Psa. 22:2)

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Psa. 42:8• ⁸In the day-time will Jehovah command his loving-kindness, and in the night his song shall be with me, a prayer unto the *God of my life. (Psa. 42:8)

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Psa. 77:6• ⁶I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search. (Psa. 77:6)

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Psa. 119:55,62• ⁵⁵I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, and have kept thy law.
⁶²At midnight I rise up to give thanks unto thee, because of thy righteous judgments. (Psa. 119:55,62)

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Isa. 30:29• ²⁹Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a feast is sanctified; and joy of heart, as of one who goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel. (Isa. 30:29)

prayed.

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. 77:2• ²In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; my soul refused to be comforted. (Psa. 77:2)

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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 honour him. (Psa. 91:15)

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Matt. 26:38‑39• ³⁸Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me.
³⁹And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as *I* will, but as *thou* wilt. (Matt. 26:38‑39)

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Luke 22:44• ⁴⁴And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth. (Luke 22:44)

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Heb. 5:7• ⁷Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;) (Heb. 5:7)

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James 5:13• ¹³Does any one among you suffer evil? let him pray. Is any happy? let him sing psalms. (James 5:13)

sang.

Acts 5:41• ⁴¹They therefore went their way from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name. (Acts 5:41)

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Matt. 5:10‑11• ¹⁰Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
¹¹Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake. (Matt. 5:10‑11)

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Luke 6:22‑23• ²²Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:
²³rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets. (Luke 6:22‑23)

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Rom. 5:3• ³And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance; (Rom. 5:3)

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Rom. 12:12• ¹²As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering: (Rom. 12:12)

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2 Cor. 4:8‑9,16• ⁸every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;
⁹persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;
¹⁶Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day. (2 Cor. 4:8‑9,16)

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2 Cor. 4:17• ¹⁷For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory; (2 Cor. 4:17)

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2 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰as grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things. (2 Cor. 6:10)

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Phil. 2:17• ¹⁷But if also I am poured out as a libation on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice in common with you all. (Phil. 2:17)

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Phil. 4:4‑7• ⁴Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice.
⁵Let your gentleness be known of all men. The Lord is near.
⁶Be careful about nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
⁷and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:4‑7)

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Col. 1:24• ²⁴Now, I rejoice in sufferings for you, and I fill up that which is behind of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the assembly; (Col. 1:24)

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Col. 3:15‑17• ¹⁵And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.
¹⁶Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
¹⁷And everything, whatever ye may do in word or in deed, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him. (Col. 3:15‑17)

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1 Thess. 5:16‑18• ¹⁶rejoice always;
¹⁷pray unceasingly;
¹⁸in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you; (1 Thess. 5:16‑18)

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James 1:2• ²Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations, (James 1:2)

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1 Peter 1:6‑8• ⁶Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
⁷that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:
⁸whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory, (1 Peter 1:6‑8)

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1 Peter 4:14• ¹⁴If ye are reproached in the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. (1 Peter 4:14)

and the.

Ezra 3:12‑13• ¹²But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, when the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy.
¹³And the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a great shout, and the noise was heard afar off. (Ezra 3:12‑13)

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Psa. 71:7• ⁷I have been as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. (Psa. 71:7)

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Zech. 3:8• ⁸Hear now, Joshua the high priest, thou and thy fellows that sit before thee--for they are men of portent--for behold, I will bring forth my servant the Branch. (Zech. 3:8)

• But God makes use of all this to direct the progress of His own work, and give it the form He pleases. (“Acts 16” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singinge, and the prisoners listened to them.

JND Translation Notes

Humneo. see Matt. 26.30.

W. Kelly Translation

But about midnight, Paul and Silas in praying were singing praises to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;