"Lord, he whom Thou lovest is sick."[[17]]
"Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks, so longeth my soul after Thee, O Lord."[[18]]
"Why art thou so heavy, O my soul, and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give Him thanks which is the help of my countenance and my God."[[19]]
"O God, Thou art my God, early will I seek Thee."[[20]]
"Thou, Lord, art my hope."[[21]]
"O help us against the enemy, for vain is the help of man."[[22]]
"Out of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice."[[23]]
We need not multiply instances of these prayers. Let each one take the Psalter, the Gospels, and other parts of Scripture, and go over them for himself, copying them out, committing them to memory in quiet times, thus filling his quiver full of heaven-tempered darts, the use of which in time of stress will surely put to flight the audacious enemy.
It is well to remember in the use of prayer in the moment of temptation, that the mind must be wholly set upon God. There is real danger in trying to pray while at the same time our thoughts are upon the special form of temptation that is being presented. Turn your back upon it, and cry to God. Think only of Him, His goodness, His loving protection. The diversion of the mind alone is a victory over the tempter; and where it is turned from him, and set upon strong and holy appeals and aspirations, it is not possible but that the enemy will be driven utterly from our path.