At What Times to Pray

My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning 0 Yahweh; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up (Ps. 5:3).
"Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice" (Ps. 55:17).
"I cry unto thee daily" (Ps. 86:3).
"I have cried day and night before Thee" (Ps. 88:1).
"Unto Thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent me" (Ps. 11:13).
"At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them" (Acts 16:25).

Where to Pray

From the end of the earth will I cry unto Thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Ps. 61:2).
"I called upon Thy name, 0 Yahweh, out of the low dungeon" (Lam. 3:55).
"Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God, out of the fish's belly" (Jonah 2:1).

Avoid Affectation

When thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet; and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye, therefore, like unto them:
for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him (Matt. 6:5-8).
"They have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against Me" (Hos. 7:14).
"Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation" (Mark 12:40).
"Teach us what we shall say unto Him: for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness" (Job 37:19).
"Take with you words, and turn to the Lord; say unto Him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips" (Heb. 14:2).

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