When it is said
It can be said aloud or silently, at any hour.
It is short enough to say in a waiting room, in a hospital bed or in a sleepless night.
Where it comes from
Author known
The prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah was a priest’s son from the town of Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1). When God called him to be a prophet, he answered that he was only a child and did not know how to speak. God told him not to be afraid, because He would be with him to rescue him (Jeremiah 1:6-8).
Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:6-8
When he prayed it
Jeremiah spoke God’s warnings to the kingdom of Judah from the reign of King Josiah until Jerusalem was carried into exile (Jeremiah 1:2-3). He prayed this line while the people mocked him and dared the word of the LORD to come true (Jeremiah 17:15). Even then he held to God as his refuge in the day of disaster (Jeremiah 17:17).
Jeremiah 1:2-3; Jeremiah 17:14-17
The Scripture in it
Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
Bible text: Berean Standard Bible, public domain.