⁷ And when you pray, do not keep on babbling^(A) like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.^{(B) 8} Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need^(C) before you ask him.

¹³ Be still^(A) before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.^(B)”