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James 5:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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kakopatheo (Greek #2553)
to undergo hardship
KJV usage: be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.
Pronounce: kak-op-ath-eh'-o
Origin: from the same as 2552
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
among
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
afflicted
kakopatheo (Greek #2553)
to undergo hardship
KJV usage: be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.
Pronounce: kak-op-ath-eh'-o
Origin: from the same as 2552
? let him pray
proseuchomai (Greek #4336)
to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship
KJV usage: pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.
Pronounce: pros-yoo'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 4314 and 2172
i. Is
euthumeo (Greek #2114)
to cheer up, i.e. (intransitively) be cheerful; neuter comparative (adverbially) more cheerfully
KJV usage: be of good cheer (merry).
Pronounce: yoo-thoo-meh'-o
Origin: from 2115
any
tis (Greek #5100)
some or any person or object
KJV usage: a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
Pronounce: tis
Origin: an enclitic indefinite pronoun
merry
euthumeo (Greek #2114)
to cheer up, i.e. (intransitively) be cheerful; neuter comparative (adverbially) more cheerfully
KJV usage: be of good cheer (merry).
Pronounce: yoo-thoo-meh'-o
Origin: from 2115
? let him sing psalms
psallo (Greek #5567)
to twitch or twang, i.e. to play on a stringed instrument (celebrate the divine worship with music and accompanying odes)
KJV usage: make melody, sing (psalms).
Pronounce: psal'-lo
Origin: probably strengthened from ψάω (to rub or touch the surface; compare 5597)
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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)
any merry.
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.

WK Translation Notes

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