James 5:13
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
King James Version
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Cross References
1 Chronicles 16:9Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Psalms 95:2Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms 116:3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 142:1I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
Matthew Henry on James 5:13-20
Caution against Swearing; Profaneness Condemned; Confession and Prayer; Efficacy of Prayer. ( a. d. 61.) 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the… Read the whole commentary →