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Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/james/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/james/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering hardships? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/james/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/james/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/james/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? <i>Then</i> he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/james/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/james/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/james/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? <i>Then</i> he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/james/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He must pray. Is anyone joyful? He is to sing praises [to God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/james/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/james/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/james/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/james/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you are having trouble, you should pray. And if you are feeling good, you should sing praises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/james/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/james/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If any of you are having trouble, pray. If you are happy, sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/james/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Are any among you in trouble? They should pray. Are any among you happy? They should sing praises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/james/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should keep on praying. Is anyone cheerful? He should keep reciting psalms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/james/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/james/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/james/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/james/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Is one of you suffering? Let him pray. Is any one in good spirits? Let him sing a psalm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/james/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/james/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does anyone suffer evil among you? Let him pray; is anyone of good cheer? Let him sing psalms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/james/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering hardships? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/james/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/james/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Does any suffer among you? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him play on the harp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/james/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he cheerful in mind? Let him sing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/james/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he even-tempered? Let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/james/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/james/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/james/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />If any among you be afflicted, let him pray. If any be merry, let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/james/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And if any of you is in suffering, let him pray, and if rejoicing, let him sing songs.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/james/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Is any one among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any one cheerful? let him sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/james/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Who is afflicted among you? let him pray. Who is merry? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/james/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Is any man among you under afflictions? let him pray. Is any man happy in mind? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/james/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Is any among you afflicted? let him pray, is his mind serene? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/james/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Is one of you suffering? Let him pray. Is any one in good spirits? Let him sing a psalm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/james/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Is anyone among you afflicted? let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? let him sing praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/james/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Is any among you afflicted? let him pray: is any chearful? let him sing psalms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/james/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0xUBCzqsAGw?start=926" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/james/5.htm">The Prayer of Faith</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12</span>Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">Is any one</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">of</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/2553.htm" title="2553: Kakopathei (V-PIA-3S) -- To suffer evil, endure affliction. From the same as kakopatheia; to undergo hardship.">suffering?</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: proseuchesthō (V-PMM/P-3S) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">He should pray.</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">Is anyone</a> <a href="/greek/2114.htm" title="2114: euthymei (V-PIA-3S) -- From euthumos; to cheer up, i.e. be cheerful; neuter comparative more cheerfully.">cheerful?</a> <a href="/greek/5567.htm" title="5567: psalletō (V-PMA-3S) -- Probably strengthened from psao; to twitch or twang, i.e. To play on a stringed instrument.">He should sing praises.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">14</span>Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-6.htm">Philippians 4:6</a></span><br />Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</a></span><br />Rejoice at all times. / Pray without ceasing. / Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19-20</a></span><br />Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a></span><br />Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Romans 12:12</a></span><br />Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Psalm 50:15</a></span><br />Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a></span><br />The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Psalm 145:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></span><br />In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-4.htm">Psalm 30:4</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-1.htm">Psalm 95:1-2</a></span><br />Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation! / Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-1.htm">Psalm 100:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. / Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Psalm 103:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. / Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-6.htm">Psalm 107:6</a></span><br />Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.</p><p class="hdg">any among.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12,13</a></b></br> And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-26.htm">Job 33:26</a></b></br> He 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a></b></br> In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, <i>even</i> into his ears.</p><p class="hdg">any merry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-25</a></b></br> Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-4.htm">Daniel 5:4</a></b></br> They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.</p><p class="hdg">let him sing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm">1 Chronicles 16:9</a></b></br> Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/95-2.htm">Psalm 95:2</a></b></br> Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-2.htm">Psalm 105:2</a></b></br> Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/james/4-9.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/colossians/4-8.htm">Cheer</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">Cheerful</a> <a href="/james/5-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/james/1-9.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/james/4-17.htm">Good</a> <a href="/james/5-11.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/james/3-10.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Praises</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">Prayers</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-26.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Psalms</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-12.htm">Song</a> <a href="/james/3-15.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-22.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/james/5-10.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/james/5-10.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Cheer</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Cheerful</a> <a href="/james/5-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/james/5-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/revelation/11-10.htm">Merry</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Praises</a> <a href="/james/5-14.htm">Prayers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-7.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-50.htm">Psalms</a> <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Song</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-19.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">James 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">Rich oppressors are to fear God's vengeance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">We ought to be patient in afflictions, after the example of the prophets, and Job;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">to forbear swearing;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">to pray in adversity, to sing in prosperity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">to acknowledge mutually our several faults, to pray one for another;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/james/5-19.htm">and to correct a straying brother.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The early church faced persecution, and James writes to believers who are experiencing trials (<a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>). Suffering can include physical, emotional, or spiritual distress. The Greek word for suffering here implies enduring hardship. Throughout Scripture, suffering is seen as a means of spiritual growth and reliance on God (<a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Romans 5:3-5</a>). The Bible consistently encourages believers to turn to God in times of trouble, as seen in the Psalms, where David often cries out to God in his distress (<a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Psalm 18:6</a>).<p><b>He should pray.</b><br>Prayer is presented as the appropriate response to suffering. It is a direct line of communication with God, allowing believers to seek His comfort, guidance, and intervention. The act of praying in times of trouble is a demonstration of faith and dependence on God. Jesus Himself modeled prayer during His suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">Matthew 26:36-44</a>). The early church was devoted to prayer, as seen in <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Acts 2:42</a>, and it is a central practice for believers to maintain a close relationship with God.<p><b>Is anyone cheerful?</b><br>This phrase acknowledges that life is not only filled with suffering but also with moments of joy and contentment. The term "cheerful" suggests a state of well-being and happiness. In the context of the early church, believers experienced joy despite persecution, as their hope was rooted in Christ (<a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Philippians 4:4</a>). Joy is a fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>) and is often linked to the assurance of salvation and the presence of God in one's life.<p><b>He should sing praises.</b><br>Singing praises is the natural response to a cheerful heart. It is an expression of gratitude and worship towards God. The Psalms are filled with songs of praise, reflecting the importance of music in worship (<a href="/psalms/95.htm">Psalm 95:1-2</a>). In the New Testament, Paul and Silas sang hymns to God while imprisoned, demonstrating that praise can transcend circumstances (<a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a>). Singing praises not only glorifies God but also edifies the believer and the community of faith, as it reinforces the truths of God's character and works.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/james.htm">James</a></b><br>The author of the epistle, traditionally understood to be James, the brother of Jesus and a leader in the early Jerusalem church. His letter is practical and pastoral, addressing the conduct of believers.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, likely Jewish Christians scattered outside of Palestine, facing various trials and challenges in their faith journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_praise.htm">Prayer and Praise</a></b><br>Central themes in this verse, highlighting the appropriate responses to different life circumstances within the Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_in_suffering.htm">The Power of Prayer in Suffering</a></b><br>Prayer is the believer's first response to suffering, reflecting trust in God's sovereignty and care.<br><br>The Greek word for "suffering" encompasses a range of hardships, encouraging believers to bring all forms of distress to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_praise_in_cheerfulness.htm">The Joy of Praise in Cheerfulness</a></b><br>Singing praises is an expression of gratitude and acknowledgment of God's goodness in times of joy.<br><br>The act of praising God in cheerfulness strengthens faith and community, as it publicly declares God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_spiritual_practices.htm">Consistency in Spiritual Practices</a></b><br>Whether in suffering or cheerfulness, maintaining a consistent practice of prayer and praise keeps believers grounded in their faith.<br><br>This consistency reflects a holistic approach to life, where every circumstance is an opportunity to connect with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_individual_responsibility.htm">Community and Individual Responsibility</a></b><br>While the verse addresses individual responses, it also implies a communal aspect where believers support one another through prayer and shared praise.<br><br>Encouraging others to pray and praise fosters a supportive and spiritually vibrant community.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/james/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) We now pass on to advice of different kinds--to the heavy-laden or light-hearted, to the suffering and afflicted. Prayer is to be the refuge of one, praise the safeguard of another; the whole life is to revolve, as it were, around the throne of God, whether in the night of grief or day of joy.<p><span class= "bld">Let him pray.</span>--No worthier comment can be found than Montgomery's hymn--<p>"Prayer is the burden of a sigh,<p>The falling of a tear,<p>The upward glancing of an eye,<p>When none but God is near."<p>Long petitions, or many, cannot be always made; mind and body may be too weak and ill; but ejaculations--"Arrows of the Lord's deliverance," as Augustine called them, "shot out with a sudden quickness"--these are ever in the power of the beleaguered Christian. And--<p>"More things are wrought by prayer<p>Than this world dreams of."<p><span class= "bld">Let him sing</span>.--The word originally applied to instrumental music, the Eastern accompaniment of "psalms." Praise, like prayer, ought to be individual as well as congregational. Hymns might be used by all in their devotions, and could not fail to be a blessing; while for those who have God's great gift of music, it were surely better to sing--as the Apostle urges--than to say. There is a sadness latent in the most jubilant of earthly tunes, but not so with the heavenly; and quiring angels do not scorn to catch our humblest notes, and weave them in their endless song, if they be raised in thankfulness to Him Whom they and all creation praise.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/james/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 13-20.</span> <span class="accented">- Exhortations with respect to practical conduct in health and sickness.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> Is any among you suffering? let him pray. <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Is any cheerful? let him sing praise. <p>Prayer in the narrower sense of <span class="accented">petition</span> is rather for sufferers, who need to have their wants supplied and their sorrows removed. Praise, the highest form of prayer, is to spring up from the grateful heart of the cheerful. <span class="greek">Ψάλλειν</span> (cf. <a href="/romans/15-9.htm">Romans 15:9</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/14-15.htm">1 Corinthians 14:15</a>; <a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/james/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">{Is} any one</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">suffering?</span><br /><span class="grk">Κακοπαθεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(Kakopathei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2553.htm">Strong's 2553: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suffer evil, endure affliction. From the same as kakopatheia; to undergo hardship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He should pray.</span><br /><span class="grk">προσευχέσθω</span> <span class="translit">(proseuchesthō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{Is} anyone</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cheerful?</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐθυμεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(euthymei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2114.htm">Strong's 2114: </a> </span><span class="str2">From euthumos; to cheer up, i.e. be cheerful; neuter comparative more cheerfully.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He should sing praises.</span><br /><span class="grk">ψαλλέτω</span> <span class="translit">(psalletō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5567.htm">Strong's 5567: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably strengthened from psao; to twitch or twang, i.e. To play on a stringed instrument.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/james/5-13.htm">NT Letters: James 5:13 Is any among you suffering? 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