Acts 16:25

And about chatzot halailah Rav Sha'ul and Sila were davening and were singing niggunim to Hashem, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

24And the soher, having received such an order, threw them into the inner beis hasohar, and he fastened their feet in the stock. + 16:24 Job 13:27; 33:11; Jer 20:2,3; 29:26

26And, suddenly, there came a gevaltike earthquake, so that the beis hasohar was shaken to its foundations, and immediately were opened all delatot (doors) and all sharsherot (chains) were unfastened.

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Cross References

Job 35:10But none saith, Where is Eloah Osai (G-d my Maker), 1 Who giveth zemirot balailah (songs in the night); 1

Psalms 34:1(Of Dovid, when he feigned insanity before Avimelech, who drove him away, and he went out) 1

Psalms 50:15And call upon Me in the Yom Tzarah; 1 I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me. 1

Psalms 77:2I cried unto Elohim with my voice, 1 even unto Elohim with my voice; and He gave ear unto me. 1

Psalms 91:15He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; 1 I will be with him in tzoros; 1 I will deliver him, and honor him. 1

Psalms 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto Thee 1 because of Thy righteous mishpatim. 1

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:17-25

The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit; Persecution of Philippi. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he… Read the whole commentary →

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