¥God commands it
(continued):
–Psalm 32:6 (NIV)
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found; surely when the mighty
waters rise, they will not reach him. 7 You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
–2Chronicles 7:14
(NIV) if my people, who are called by my name, will
humble themselves and pray and seek my face and
turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from
heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their
land.