¹¹ Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.

⁸ It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

¹⁶ So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.

⁹ When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

¹ And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;