Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise — the parallel structure establishes prayer and praise as the appropriate responses to all circumstances: thlipsis (trouble/affliction) calls for prayer; euthymia (happiness/good spirits) calls for psallo (singing/making melody). Both situations are brought into relationship with God, establishing that faith orients one's entire affective and spiritual life toward God.

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