New Revised Standard Version
Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me,

Contemporary English Version
Three times I begged the Lord to make this suffering go away.

New American Bible
Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me,

Douay-Rheims Bible
For which thing, thrice I besought the Lord that it might depart from me.

For which thing, thrice I besought the Lord that it might depart from me.

I besought.

Deuteronomy 3:23-27 And I besought the Lord at that time, saying: . . .

1 Samuel 15:11 It repenteth me that I have made Saul king: for he hath forsaken me, and hath not executed my commandments. And Samuel was grieved, and he cried unto the Lord all night.

2 Samuel 12:16-18 And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground. . . .

Psalm 77:2-11 In the days of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted: . . .

Matthew 20:21,22 Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom. . . .

Matthew 26:39-44 And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt. . . .

Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.