Deuteronomy 9:26

Deu 9:26 I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Ver. 26. I prayed. ] And he had a hard tug of it; but prayer is the best lever at a dead lift.