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Prayers in the Bible

This page gathers the prayers whose words are recorded in the 66-book Bible. It shows who prays, what the prayers include, how long they are, and which psalms speak directly to God.

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The short answer

188prayers whose words the Bible gives, outside the Psalms

110of the 150 psalms that speak to God

87more times the Bible says someone prayed without giving the words

Using this page's broad definition, the 66-book Bible records the words of 188 distinct prayers outside the Psalms, or 207 when repeated tellings are counted separately, as when Chronicles retells Samuel and Kings. Of the 188 distinct prayers, 162 are in the Old Testament and 26 in the New. The first included speech is Adam's reply to God after eating from the tree: “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid” (Genesis 3:10). The last is the Bible's closing prayer: “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” (Revelation 22:20).

Many are conversations: in 54 of them God answers, or has just spoken. 5 are songs of praise, among them the song at the sea and Mary's Magnificat, and 12 are words given for others to pray, among them the words for the offering of firstfruits in Deuteronomy and the Lord's Prayer.

Some of the best known

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name Matthew 6:9–13 also Luke 11:2–4 Jesus, the prayer he teaches his disciples
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 6:9–13
⁹ So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread. ¹² And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Later manuscripts end the prayer with a line that the King James Version gives: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Luke 11:2–4
² So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. ³ Give us each day our daily bread. ⁴ And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez
The whole prayer
¹⁰ And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant 1 Samuel 1:11 Hannah
The whole prayer
¹¹ And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart 1 Kings 3:6–9 also 2 Chronicles 1:8–10 Solomon
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
1 Kings 3:6–9
⁶ Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. ⁷ And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. ⁸ Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. ⁹ Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
2 Chronicles 1:8–10
⁸ Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place. ⁹ Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
Answer me, O LORD! Answer me 1 Kings 18:36–37 Elijah
The whole prayer, 2 verses
³⁶ At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. ³⁷ Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You 2 Chronicles 20:6–12 Jehoshaphat
The whole prayer, 7 verses
⁶ and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. ⁷ Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? ⁸ They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, ⁹ ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’ ¹⁰ And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them. ¹¹ See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance. ¹² Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
Please show me Your glory Exodus 33:12–18 Moses
The whole prayer, 7 verses
¹² Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’ ¹³ Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.” ¹⁴ And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ¹⁵ “If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here. ¹⁶ For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?” ¹⁷ So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.” ¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”
Lines in lighter type are God's.
Speak, for Your servant is listening 1 Samuel 3:10 Samuel
The whole prayer
¹⁰ Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
Here am I. Send me! Isaiah 6:8–11 Isaiah, at his call
The whole prayer, 4 verses
⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” ⁹ And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ ¹⁰ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” ¹¹ Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
Lines in lighter type are God's.
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me Jonah 2:2–9 Jonah
The whole prayer, 8 verses
² saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. ³ For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. ⁴ At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ ⁵ The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. ⁶ To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! ⁷ As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. ⁸ Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. ⁹ But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! Daniel 9:4–19 Daniel
The whole prayer, 16 verses
⁴ And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, ⁵ we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. ⁶ We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land. ⁷ To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. ⁸ O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You. ⁹ To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him ¹⁰ and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets. ¹¹ All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. ¹² You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. ¹³ Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth. ¹⁴ Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice. ¹⁵ Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly. ¹⁶ O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. ¹⁷ So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. ¹⁸ Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. ¹⁹ O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
In Your wrath, remember mercy! Habakkuk 3:2–19 Habakkuk
The whole prayer, 18 verses
² O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy! ³ God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. ⁴ His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. ⁵ Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ⁶ He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. ⁷ I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling. ⁸ Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? ⁹ You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. ¹⁰ The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high. ¹¹ Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. ¹² You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. ¹³ You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah ¹⁴ With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. ¹⁵ You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters. ¹⁶ I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us. ¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, ¹⁸ yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! ¹⁹ GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
You now dismiss Your servant in peace Luke 2:29–32 Simeon, holding the child Jesus in the temple
The whole prayer, 4 verses
²⁹ “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. ³⁰ For my eyes have seen Your salvation, ³¹ which You have prepared in the sight of all people, ³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
Yet not as I will, but as You will Matthew 26:39–42 also Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42 Jesus, twice (26:39, 42)
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 26:39–42
³⁹ Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰ Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. ⁴¹ “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” ⁴² A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Mark 14:36
³⁶ “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Luke 22:42
⁴² “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing Luke 23:34 Jesus
The whole prayer
³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit Acts 7:59–60 Stephen
The whole prayer, 2 verses
⁵⁹ While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” ⁶⁰ Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20 John
The whole prayer
²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Who prays

Moses prays most, 18 times, among them his objections at the burning bush, his offer to be blotted out of God's book for the people's sake, and his plea to see the promised land. Jeremiah follows with 15, many of them the laments often called his confessions, and David with 12, not counting the psalms that carry his name. Isaiah and Job each have 10, all of Job's within his speeches, and Jesus 9. The Israelites pray together 8 times, half of them to ask about going up to battle.

Who prays, counting each prayer once, outside the Psalms

1Moses
2Jeremiah
3David
4Isaiah
5Job
6Jesus
7The Israelites
8Nehemiah
9Elijah
10Ezekiel
11Hezekiah
12The people of Israel
13The poet of Lamentations
14Abraham
15Habakkuk
16Jacob
17Jerusalem, as the daughter of Zion
18Paul
19Solomon

The longest prayers

The Levites' prayer in Nehemiah 9 is the longest, 34 verses retelling Israel's story from creation to their own day. Solomon's at the dedication of the temple follows with 31, and Jesus's in John 17 with 26. Counting songs, David's song of deliverance in 2 Samuel 22, which is also Psalm 18, runs to 50 verses.

The longest prayers outside the Psalms, in verses

1The Levites, Nehemiah 9:5–38
2Solomon, 1 Kings 8:23–53
3Jesus, John 17:1–26
4Isaiah 63:7–64:12
5Lamentations 5:1–22
6Job 10:2–22
7Habakkuk 3:2–19
8Daniel 9:4–19
9Job 7:7–21
10Job 13:20–14:6
11David, 2 Samuel 7:18–29
12Lamentations 3:55–66

Jesus's prayers

The Gospels give the words of 9 of Jesus's prayers, counting the Lord's Prayer, which he teaches his disciples. From the cross he prays three times: “Father, forgive them”, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” and “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit”. The Bible also says he prayed in 25 more verses without giving his words: before dawn in a solitary place, all night before choosing the Twelve, at his baptism and the transfiguration, and in the blessings and thanks he gives over bread, for the crowds, at the Last Supper and at Emmaus.

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9–13 also Luke 11:2–4 the prayer he teaches, 5 verses
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 6:9–13
⁹ So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread. ¹² And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Later manuscripts end the prayer with a line that the King James Version gives: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Luke 11:2–4
² So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. ³ Give us each day our daily bread. ⁴ And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have… Matthew 11:25–26 also Luke 10:21 2 verses
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 11:25–26
²⁵ At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. ²⁶ Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Luke 10:21
²¹ At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Matthew 26:39–42 also Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42 twice (26:39, 42), 4 verses
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 26:39–42
³⁹ Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰ Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. ⁴¹ “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” ⁴² A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Mark 14:36
³⁶ “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Luke 22:42
⁴² “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Matthew 27:46 also Mark 15:34 1 verse
The whole prayer, as each book tells it
Matthew 27:46
⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:34
³⁴ At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. Luke 23:34 1 verse
The whole prayer
³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit. Luke 23:46 1 verse
The whole prayer
⁴⁶ Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. John 11:41–42 2 verses
The whole prayer, 2 verses
⁴¹ So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴² I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
Father, glorify Your name! John 12:27–28 2 verses
The whole prayer, 2 verses
²⁷ Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
Father, the hour has come. John 17:1–26 26 verses
The whole prayer, 26 verses
¹ When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. ² For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. ³ Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. ⁴ I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. ⁵ And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. ⁶ I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. ⁷ Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. ⁸ For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. ⁹ I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours. ¹⁰ All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified. ¹¹ I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. ¹² While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. ¹³ But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them. ¹⁴ I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. ¹⁶ They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁷ Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. ¹⁸ As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. ¹⁹ For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. ²⁰ I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, ²¹ that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. ²² I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— ²³ I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. ²⁴ Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me. ²⁶ And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”

After the resurrection, 6 prayers are addressed to the risen Jesus: Stephen's “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”, Saul's “Who are You, Lord?” on the road to Damascus, Ananias's in a vision, Paul's in a trance in the temple, “Come, O Lord!” at the end of 1 Corinthians, and the Bible's closing prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus!”.

The Psalms

110 of the 150 psalms speak to God in at least one verse, 842 verses in all, almost as many as all 188 prayers elsewhere put together, which run to 864. Psalm 119 speaks to God in 165 of its 176 verses. David's name heads 73 psalms, and 63 of them speak to God; Asaph's heads 12, and the sons of Korah 11. 50 psalms carry no name, and 27 of those speak to God.

Psalms by the name in their Hebrew heading: all of them, and those that speak to God

PsalmsPsalms that speak to God

David
Asaph
the sons of Korah
Solomon
No name in the heading

Moses, Heman and Ethan each head one psalm, and all three speak to God. Psalm 88 carries both the sons of Korah and Heman.

Prayed, words not given

87 times the Bible says someone prayed and does not give the words, 39 in the Old Testament and 48 in the New. Isaac prays for Rebekah, who had no children (Genesis 25:21); Daniel kneels three times a day toward Jerusalem (Daniel 6:10); Paul and Silas pray at midnight in prison (Acts 16:25). Jesus is the one most often said to pray without his words given, in 25 verses, 13 of them when he gives thanks or speaks a blessing over bread.

All 87 mentions

Verses that say someone prayed without giving the words, in Bible order
Where	Who	Note
Genesis 12:8	Abraham
Genesis 13:4	Abraham
Genesis 20:17	Abraham	for Abimelech
Genesis 21:33	Abraham
Genesis 25:21	Isaac	for Rebekah
Genesis 26:25	Isaac
Exodus 8:12	Moses
Exodus 8:30	Moses
Exodus 14:10	The Israelites
Exodus 15:25	Moses
Numbers 11:2	Moses
Numbers 21:7	Moses	for the people
Deuteronomy 9:20	Moses	for Aaron
Judges 3:9	The Israelites
Judges 3:15	The Israelites
Judges 4:3	The Israelites
Judges 6:6	The Israelites
1 Samuel 7:9	Samuel	for Israel
1 Samuel 8:6	Samuel
1 Samuel 12:18	Samuel
1 Samuel 15:11	Samuel	all night
1 Samuel 23:4	David
1 Samuel 28:6	Saul	and received no answer
2 Samuel 5:23	David
2 Samuel 12:16	David	for his child
1 Kings 13:6	A man of God from Judah	for King Jeroboam
2 Kings 4:33	Elisha
2 Kings 13:4	Jehoahaz
2 Kings 20:11	Isaiah
1 Chronicles 5:20	The tribes east of the Jordan
1 Chronicles 14:14	David
1 Chronicles 21:26	David
2 Chronicles 7:3	The Israelites	at the dedication of the temple: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever”
2 Chronicles 13:14	The army of Judah
2 Chronicles 33:12	Manasseh
Nehemiah 2:4	Nehemiah	before answering the king
Nehemiah 4:9	Nehemiah and the builders
Job 42:10	Job	for his friends
Daniel 6:10	Daniel	three times a day
Matthew 14:19	Jesus	a blessing over the loaves, for the five thousand
Matthew 14:23	Jesus
Matthew 15:36	Jesus	thanks over the loaves, for the four thousand
Matthew 26:26	Jesus	a blessing over the bread at the Last Supper
Matthew 26:27	Jesus	thanks over the cup at the Last Supper
Matthew 26:44	Jesus	a third time in Gethsemane, “saying the same thing”
Mark 1:35	Jesus
Mark 6:41	Jesus	a blessing over the loaves, for the five thousand
Mark 6:46	Jesus
Mark 8:6	Jesus	thanks over the loaves, for the four thousand
Mark 14:22	Jesus	a blessing over the bread at the Last Supper
Mark 14:23	Jesus	thanks over the cup at the Last Supper
Mark 14:39	Jesus	again in Gethsemane, “saying the same thing”
Luke 1:10	The people at the temple
Luke 2:37	Anna	night and day, fasting and praying
Luke 2:38	Anna	thanks, on seeing the child
Luke 3:21	Jesus	at his baptism
Luke 5:16	Jesus
Luke 6:12	Jesus	all night, before choosing the Twelve
Luke 9:16	Jesus	a blessing over the loaves, for the five thousand
Luke 9:18	Jesus
Luke 9:28	Jesus	at the transfiguration
Luke 11:1	Jesus	before teaching the Lord's Prayer
Luke 22:17	Jesus	thanks over the cup at the Last Supper
Luke 22:19	Jesus	thanks over the bread at the Last Supper
Luke 24:30	Jesus	a blessing over the bread at Emmaus
John 6:11	Jesus	thanks over the loaves, for the five thousand
Acts 1:14	The disciples, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus
Acts 2:42	The first believers
Acts 6:6	The apostles
Acts 8:15	Peter and John
Acts 9:40	Peter
Acts 10:2	Cornelius
Acts 10:9	Peter
Acts 12:5	The church	for Peter in prison
Acts 13:3	The church at Antioch
Acts 16:25	Paul and Silas	in prison at midnight
Acts 20:36	Paul	with the Ephesian elders
Acts 21:5	Paul and the disciples at Tyre
Acts 27:29	The sailors	for daybreak
Acts 27:35	Paul	thanks over bread, on the ship
Acts 28:8	Paul
Acts 28:15	Paul	on meeting the believers from Rome
2 Corinthians 12:8	Paul	three times, about his thorn
Philippians 1:19	The Philippians	for Paul
Hebrews 5:7	Jesus	“prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears”, as Hebrews tells it
James 5:17	Elijah	as James tells it
James 5:18	Elijah	as James tells it

Prayers in the letters

The letters are full of prayer, but almost none of it is spoken to God. Paul tells his readers what he thanks God for and what he asks God to do for them, and he writes prayers for them into the letter: “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him” (Romans 15:13). Because these are addressed to the readers, they are listed here, letter by letter, and not counted above.

There are 42 passages in all: 19 give thanks, 12 say what the writer asks, and 11 are prayers written out for the readers. Some thanks are a single line, such as “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15). Paul gives thanks for his readers in 10 of the 13 letters that carry his name; Galatians and Titus have none of these passages. Epaphras, the writer of Hebrews and the elder of 3 John add their own.

Romans

Gives thanks your faith is being proclaimed all over the world 1:8
Asks that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you 1:9–10
Gives thanks though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed 6:17
Gives thanks Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! 7:25 for himself
Asks my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation 10:1 for the Israelites
Prays grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus 15:5–6
Prays fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him 15:13

1 Corinthians

Gives thanks because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus 1:4–5
Gives thanks who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 15:57 for all believers

2 Corinthians

Gives thanks who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ 2:14 for himself and his companions
Gives thanks who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you 8:16
Gives thanks for His indescribable gift 9:15 for all believers
Asks our prayer is for your perfection 13:7–9

Ephesians

Gives thanks your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints 1:15–16
Asks a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him 1:17–19
Asks to know this love that surpasses knowledge 3:14–19

Philippians

Gives thanks your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now 1:3–5
Asks that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight 1:9–11

Colossians

Gives thanks your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints 1:3–4
Asks to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding 1:9–12
Asks so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God 4:12 by Epaphras

1 Thessalonians

Gives thanks your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ 1:2–3
Gives thanks you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God 2:13
Gives thanks our great joy over you 3:9
Asks that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith 3:10
Prays may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another 3:11–13
Prays sanctify you completely 5:23

2 Thessalonians

Gives thanks your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing 1:3
Asks that our God will count you worthy of His calling 1:11–12
Gives thanks God chose you from the beginning to be saved 2:13
Prays encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed 2:16–17
Prays direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance 3:5
Prays give you peace at all times and in every way 3:16

1 Timothy

Gives thanks He considered me faithful and appointed me to service 1:12 for himself

2 Timothy

Gives thanks as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers 1:3–4 for Timothy
Prays grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus 1:16 for the household of Onesiphorus
Prays grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day 1:18 for Onesiphorus
Prays May it not be charged against them 4:16 for those who deserted him

Philemon

Gives thanks your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints 1:4–5 for Philemon
Asks that your partnership in the faith may become effective 1:6 for Philemon

Hebrews

Prays equip you with every good thing to do His will 13:20–21 by the writer of Hebrews

3 John

Asks that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health 1:2 for Gaius, by the elder

Every prayer

All 207, in the order of the books, with who prays, to whom, and the same prayer elsewhere noted. Open any prayer to read it in full. Choose a book or a kind, or search for who prays or for any words in the prayers.

All 207 prayers

Every prayer whose words the Bible gives, outside the Psalms, in Bible order, with who prays, its full text, to whom, and its length in verses
Where	Who	The prayer (open for the full text)	To	Kind	Verses
Genesis 3:10–12	Adam	I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because… ¹⁰ “I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” ¹¹ “Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” ¹² And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	2
Genesis 4:9–14	Cain	Am I my brother’s keeper? ⁹ And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” ¹⁰ “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. ¹¹ Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. ¹² When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” ¹³ But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. ¹⁴ Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	3
Genesis 15:2–8	Abraham	O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless… ² But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³ Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.” ⁴ Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” ⁵ And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” ⁶ Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. ⁷ The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” ⁸ But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	3
Genesis 17:18	Abraham	O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing! ¹⁸ And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”	God	Prayer	1
Genesis 18:23–32	Abraham	Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? ²³ Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? ²⁴ What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? ²⁵ Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” ²⁶ So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.” ²⁷ Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes— ²⁸ suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.” ²⁹ Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” ³⁰ Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.” ³¹ And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.” ³² Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	9
Genesis 20:4–5	Abimelech, king of Gerar, in a dream	Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? ⁴ Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent? ⁵ Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”	God	Prayer	2
Genesis 24:12–14	Abraham's servant (also Genesis 24:42–44)	O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today… ¹² “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. ¹³ Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. ¹⁴ Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”	God	Prayer	3
Genesis 24:42–44	Abraham's servant, the servant retells his prayer (24:12–14) (also Genesis 24:12–14)	O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success! ⁴² So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success! ⁴³ Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’ ⁴⁴ and she replies, ‘Drink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,’ may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my master’s son.	God	Prayer	3
Genesis 28:20–22	Jacob, Jacob's vow at Bethel	If God will be with me and watch over me on this… ²⁰ Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, ²¹ so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. ²² And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”	God	Prayer	3
Genesis 32:9–12	Jacob	O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the… ⁹ Then Jacob declared, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, the LORD who told me, ‘Go back to your country and to your kindred, and I will make you prosper,’ ¹⁰ I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps. ¹¹ Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me. ¹² But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”	God	Prayer	4
Genesis 49:18	Jacob	I await Your salvation, O LORD. ¹⁸ I await Your salvation, O LORD.	God	Prayer	1
Exodus 3:11–4:13	Moses, at the burning bush	Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the… ¹¹ But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” ¹² “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” ¹³ Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?” ¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” ¹⁵ God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation. ¹⁶ Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. ¹⁷ And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’ ¹⁸ The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’ ¹⁹ But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him. ²⁰ So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you. ²¹ And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed. ²² Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.” ^4:1 Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” ^4:2 And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. ^4:3 “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. ^4:4 “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand. ^4:5 “This is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.” ^4:6 Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow. ^4:7 “Put your hand back inside your cloak,” said the LORD. So Moses put his hand back inside his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his skin. ^4:8 And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second. ^4:9 But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.” ^4:10 “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” ^4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? ^4:12 Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” ^4:13 But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	6
Exodus 5:22–23	Moses	Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? ²² So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me? ²³ Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and You have not delivered Your people in any way.”	God	Prayer	2
Exodus 6:12	Moses	If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh… ¹² But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”	God	Prayer	1
Exodus 6:30	Moses	Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me? ³⁰ But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”	God	Prayer	1
Exodus 15:1–18	Moses and the Israelites, the song at the sea	I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. ¹ Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. ² The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. ³ The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. ⁴ Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. ⁵ The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone. ⁶ Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy. ⁷ You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble. ⁸ At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. ⁹ The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’ ¹⁰ But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. ¹¹ Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders? ¹² You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up. ¹³ With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. ¹⁴ The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. ¹⁵ Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, ¹⁶ and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by. ¹⁷ You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance— the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established. ¹⁸ The LORD will reign forever and ever!”	God	Song of praise	18
Exodus 17:4	Moses	What should I do with these people? ⁴ Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”	God	Prayer	1
Exodus 19:23	Moses	The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us… ²³ But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”	God	Prayer	1
Exodus 32:11–13	Moses	O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You… ¹¹ But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? ¹² Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. ¹³ Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”	God	Prayer	3
Exodus 32:31–32	Moses	Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! ³¹ So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. ³² Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”	God	Prayer	2
Exodus 33:12–18	Moses	Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You… ¹² Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’ ¹³ Now if indeed I have found favor in Your sight, please let me know Your ways, that I may know You and find favor in Your sight. Remember that this nation is Your people.” ¹⁴ And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” ¹⁵ “If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here. ¹⁶ For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?” ¹⁷ So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.” ¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	5
Exodus 34:9	Moses	O Lord, if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my… ⁹ “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”	God	Prayer	1
Numbers 10:35–36	Moses	Rise up, O LORD! ³⁵ Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.” ³⁶ And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”	God	Prayer	2
Numbers 11:11–22	Moses	Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? ¹¹ So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? ¹² Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers? ¹³ Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ ¹⁴ I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. ¹⁵ If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.” ¹⁶ Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you. ¹⁷ And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself. ¹⁸ And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. ¹⁹ You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days, ²⁰ but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’” ²¹ But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ ²² If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	7
Numbers 12:13	Moses	O God, please heal her! ¹³ So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, please heal her!”	God	Prayer	1
Numbers 14:13–19	Moses	The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought… ¹³ But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. ¹⁴ And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. ¹⁵ If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ¹⁶ ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’ ¹⁷ So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: ¹⁸ ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ ¹⁹ Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”	God	Prayer	7
Numbers 16:22	Moses and Aaron	O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one… ²² But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”	God	Prayer	1
Numbers 21:2	The Israelites	If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote… ² So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”	God	Prayer	1
Numbers 27:16–17	Moses, for a leader after him	May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint… ¹⁶ “May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation ¹⁷ who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”	God	Prayer	2
Deuteronomy 3:24–25	Moses, Moses recalls his plea	O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power… ²⁴ “O Lord GOD, You have begun to show Your greatness and power to Your servant. For what god in heaven or on earth can perform such works and mighty acts as Yours? ²⁵ Please let me cross over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that pleasant hill country as well as Lebanon!”	God	Prayer	2
Deuteronomy 9:26–29	Moses, Moses recalls it	O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You… ²⁶ And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. ²⁷ Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. ²⁸ Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’ ²⁹ But they are Your people, Your inheritance, whom You brought out by Your great power and outstretched arm.”	God	Prayer	4
Deuteronomy 21:7–8	The elders of a town, words the Law gives them to say	Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. ⁷ and they shall declare, “Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it. ⁸ Accept this atonement, O LORD, for Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.” And the bloodshed will be atoned for.	God	Given for others to pray	2
Deuteronomy 26:5–10	Every Israelite, words the Law gives for the offering of firstfruits	My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt… ⁵ and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. ⁶ But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. ⁷ So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. ⁸ Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. ⁹ And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. ¹⁰ And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.	God	Given for others to pray	6
Deuteronomy 26:13–15	Every Israelite, words the Law gives for the tithe of the third year	I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given… ¹³ Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments. ¹⁴ I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me. ¹⁵ Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”	God	Given for others to pray	3
Deuteronomy 33:3–11	Moses, in his blessing of the tribes	Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your… ³ Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words— ⁴ the law that Moses gave us, the possession of the assembly of Jacob. ⁵ So the LORD became King in Jeshurun when the leaders of the people gathered, when the tribes of Israel came together. ⁶ Let Reuben live and not die, nor his men be few.” ⁷ And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.” ⁸ Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. ⁹ He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. ¹⁰ He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ¹¹ Bless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”	God	Prayer	9
Joshua 5:13–14	Joshua	Are You for us or for our enemies? ¹³ Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” ¹⁴ “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”	the commander of the LORD's army	Prayer	2
Joshua 7:7–9	Joshua	O, Lord GOD, why did You ever bring this people across the… ⁷ “O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan! ⁸ O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies? ⁹ When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”	God	Prayer	3
Judges 1:1	The Israelites	Who will be the first to go up and fight for us… ¹ After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”	God	Prayer	1
Judges 5:2–31	Deborah and Barak, the song of Deborah	When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer… ² “When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD. ³ Listen, O kings! Give ear, O princes! I will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁴ O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water. ⁵ The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁶ In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways. ⁷ Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel. ⁸ When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel. ⁹ My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD! ¹⁰ You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder ¹¹ the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates: ¹² ‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’ ¹³ Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty. ¹⁴ Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun. ¹⁵ The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision. ¹⁶ Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision. ¹⁷ Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors. ¹⁸ Zebulun was a people who risked their lives; Naphtali, too, on the heights of the battlefield. ¹⁹ Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver. ²⁰ From the heavens the stars fought; from their courses they fought against Sisera. ²¹ The River Kishon swept them away, the ancient river, the River Kishon. March on, O my soul, in strength! ²² Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions. ²³ ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’ ²⁴ Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women. ²⁵ He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds. ²⁶ She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple. ²⁷ At her feet he collapsed, he fell, there he lay still; at her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he collapsed, there he fell dead. ²⁸ Sisera’s mother looked through the window; she peered through the lattice and lamented: ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? What has delayed the clatter of his chariots?’ ²⁹ Her wisest ladies answer; indeed she keeps telling herself, ³⁰ ‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’ ³¹ So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.	God	Song of praise	30
Judges 6:13–22	Gideon, Gideon's call	Please, my Lord, if the LORD is with us, why has all… ¹³ “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ¹⁴ The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?” ¹⁵ “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.” ¹⁶ “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.” ¹⁷ Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me. ¹⁸ Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.” ¹⁹ So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak. ²⁰ And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat and the unleavened bread, lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.” And Gideon did so. ²¹ Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. ²² When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!” Lines in lighter type are God's.	the angel of the LORD	Prayer	5
Judges 6:36–39	Gideon, the fleece	If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said ³⁶ Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, ³⁷ then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” ³⁸ And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. ³⁹ Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”	God	Prayer	3
Judges 10:10–15	The Israelites	We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God… ¹⁰ Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.” ¹¹ The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines, ¹² Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you and you cried out to Me, did I not save you from their hands? ¹³ But you have forsaken Me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you. ¹⁴ Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you in your time of trouble.” ¹⁵ “We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	2
Judges 11:30–31	Jephthah, his vow	If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand ³⁰ Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, ³¹ then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”	God	Prayer	2
Judges 13:8	Manoah	Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come… ⁸ Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”	God	Prayer	1
Judges 13:11–17	Manoah, whom Manoah took for a man	Are you the man who spoke to my wife? ¹¹ So Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he asked, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” “I am,” he said. ¹² Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?” ¹³ So the angel of the LORD answered Manoah, “Your wife is to do everything I told her. ¹⁴ She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.” ¹⁵ “Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.” ¹⁶ And the angel of the LORD replied, “Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD.” For Manoah did not know that it was the angel of the LORD. ¹⁷ Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes to pass?” Lines in lighter type are God's.	the angel of the LORD	Prayer	4
Judges 15:18	Samson	You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. ¹⁸ And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”	God	Prayer	1
Judges 16:28	Samson	O Lord GOD, please remember me. ²⁸ Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”	God	Prayer	1
Judges 20:18	The Israelites	Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites? ¹⁸ The Israelites set out, went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, “Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjamites?” “Judah will be first,” the LORD replied.	God	Prayer	1
Judges 20:23	The Israelites	Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites? ²³ They went up and wept before the LORD until evening, inquiring of Him, “Should we again draw near for battle against our brothers the Benjamites?” And the LORD answered, “Go up against them.”	God	Prayer	1
Judges 20:27–28	The Israelites	Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop? ²⁷ And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there, ²⁸ and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”	God	Prayer	2
Judges 21:3	The Israelites	Why, O LORD God of Israel, has this happened in Israel? ³ “Why, O LORD God of Israel,” they cried out, “has this happened in Israel? Today in Israel one tribe is missing!”	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 1:11	Hannah	O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction… ¹¹ And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 2:1–10	Hannah	My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. ¹ At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. ² There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God. ³ Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed. ⁴ The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength. ⁵ The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. ⁶ The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. ⁷ The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. ⁸ He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. ⁹ He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail. ¹⁰ Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”	God	Prayer	10
1 Samuel 3:10	Samuel	Speak, for Your servant is listening. ¹⁰ Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 10:22	The Israelites	Has the man come here yet? ²² So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 14:37	Saul	Will You give them into the hand of Israel? ³⁷ So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 14:41	Saul	Why have You not answered Your servant this day? ⁴¹ So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 16:2	Samuel	How can I go? ² “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 23:2	David	Should I go and attack these Philistines? ² So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Samuel 23:10–12	David	O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends… ¹⁰ And David said, “O LORD, God of Israel, Your servant has heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city on my account. ¹¹ Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD, God of Israel, please tell Your servant.” “He will,” said the LORD. ¹² So David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” “They will,” said the LORD.	God	Prayer	3
1 Samuel 30:8	David	Should I pursue these raiders? ⁸ and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.”	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 2:1	David	Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah? ¹ Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 5:19	David (also 1 Chronicles 14:10)	Will You deliver them into my hand? ¹⁹ So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.”	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 7:18–29	David (also 1 Chronicles 17:16–27)	Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that… ¹⁸ Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? ¹⁹ And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? ²⁰ What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD. ²¹ For the sake of Your word and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and revealed it to Your servant. ²² How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears. ²³ And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt. ²⁴ For You have established Your people Israel as Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. ²⁵ And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised, ²⁶ so that Your name will be magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts is God over Israel.’ And the house of Your servant David will be established before You. ²⁷ For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. ²⁸ And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant. ²⁹ Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.”	God	Prayer	12
2 Samuel 15:31	David	O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ³¹ Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 22:2–51	David, also Psalm 18	The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. ² He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. ³ My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. ⁴ I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. ⁵ For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. ⁶ The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. ⁷ In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. ⁸ Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. ⁹ Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. ¹⁰ He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. ¹¹ He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. ¹² He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. ¹³ From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth. ¹⁴ The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. ¹⁵ He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. ¹⁶ The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. ¹⁷ He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. ¹⁸ He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. ¹⁹ They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. ²⁰ He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. ²¹ The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. ²² For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. ²³ For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. ²⁴ And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. ²⁵ So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. ²⁶ To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; ²⁷ to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. ²⁸ You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. ²⁹ For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. ³⁰ For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. ³¹ As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. ³² For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? ³³ God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear. ³⁴ He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. ³⁵ He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. ³⁶ You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. ³⁷ You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. ³⁸ I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. ³⁹ I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. ⁴⁰ You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ⁴¹ You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me. ⁴² They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer. ⁴³ I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets. ⁴⁴ You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. ⁴⁵ Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. ⁴⁶ Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. ⁴⁷ The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted— ⁴⁸ the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me, ⁴⁹ who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. ⁵⁰ Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. ⁵¹ Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”	God	Song of praise	50
2 Samuel 23:17	David (also 1 Chronicles 11:19)	Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! ¹⁷ saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 24:10	David (also 1 Chronicles 21:8)	Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of… ¹⁰ After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”	God	Prayer	1
2 Samuel 24:17	David (also 1 Chronicles 21:17)	Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house. ¹⁷ When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Kings 3:6–9	Solomon (also 2 Chronicles 1:8–10)	You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David… ⁶ Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. ⁷ And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. ⁸ Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number. ⁹ Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”	God	Prayer	4
1 Kings 8:12–13	Solomon (also 2 Chronicles 6:1–2)	I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever. ¹² Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud. ¹³ I have indeed built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”	God	Prayer	2
1 Kings 8:23–53	Solomon (also 2 Chronicles 6:14–42)	O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in… ²³ and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. ²⁴ You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day. ²⁵ Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ ²⁶ And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David. ²⁷ But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. ²⁸ Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. ²⁹ May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. ³⁰ Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. ³¹ When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, ³² then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness. ³³ When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple, ³⁴ then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to their fathers. ³⁵ When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, ³⁶ then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance. ³⁷ When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, ³⁸ then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— ³⁹ be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men— ⁴⁰ so that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. ⁴¹ And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your name— ⁴² for they will hear of Your great name and mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, ⁴³ then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. ⁴⁴ When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to the LORD in the direction of the city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, ⁴⁵ then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause. ⁴⁶ When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near, ⁴⁷ and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’ ⁴⁸ and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, ⁴⁹ then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. ⁵⁰ May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy. ⁵¹ For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron. ⁵² May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. ⁵³ For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”	God	Prayer	31
1 Kings 17:20–21	Elijah	O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow… ²⁰ Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” ²¹ Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”	God	Prayer	2
1 Kings 18:36–37	Elijah	O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known… ³⁶ At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. ³⁷ Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”	God	Prayer	2
1 Kings 19:4	Elijah	I have had enough, LORD ⁴ while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Kings 19:10–14	Elijah	I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts… ¹⁰ “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” ¹¹ Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. ¹² After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. ¹³ When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” ¹⁴ “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	2
2 Kings 6:17–20	Elisha	O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see. ¹⁷ Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. ¹⁸ As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. ¹⁹ And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. ²⁰ When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.	God	Prayer	4
2 Kings 19:15–19	Hezekiah (also Isaiah 37:16–20)	O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are… ¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. ¹⁶ Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. ¹⁷ Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands. ¹⁸ They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. ¹⁹ And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”	God	Prayer	5
2 Kings 20:3	Hezekiah (also Isaiah 38:3)	Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and… ³ “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 4:10	Jabez	If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! ¹⁰ And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 11:19	David (also 2 Samuel 23:17)	Far be it from me, my God, to do this! ¹⁹ saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 14:10	David (also 2 Samuel 5:19)	Will You deliver them into my hand? ¹⁰ So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 16:35–36	The people of Israel, words David's psalm of thanks gives them to cry out	Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from… ³⁵ Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’ ³⁶ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the LORD!”	God	Given for others to pray	2
1 Chronicles 17:16–27	David (also 2 Samuel 7:18–29)	Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that… ¹⁶ Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? ¹⁷ And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction, O LORD God. ¹⁸ What more can David say to You for honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant, ¹⁹ O LORD. For the sake of Your servant and according to Your own heart, You have accomplished this great thing and made known all these great promises. ²⁰ O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears. ²¹ And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt. ²² For You have made Your people Israel Your very own forever, and You, O LORD, have become their God. ²³ And now, O LORD, let the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house be established forever. Do as You have promised, ²⁴ so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, ‘The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.’ And may the house of Your servant David be established before You. ²⁵ For You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore Your servant has found the courage to pray before You. ²⁶ And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant. ²⁷ So now You have been pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O LORD, have blessed it, and it will be blessed forever.”	God	Prayer	12
1 Chronicles 21:8	David (also 2 Samuel 24:10)	Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant… ⁸ Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 21:17	David (also 2 Samuel 24:17)	O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and… ¹⁷ And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”	God	Prayer	1
1 Chronicles 29:10–19	David	May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from… ¹⁰ Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. ¹¹ Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. ¹² Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all. ¹³ Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name. ¹⁴ But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You. ¹⁵ For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. ¹⁶ O LORD our God, from Your hand comes all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy Name, and all of it belongs to You. ¹⁷ I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You. ¹⁸ O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You. ¹⁹ And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”	God	Prayer	10
2 Chronicles 1:8–10	Solomon (also 1 Kings 3:6–9)	You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You… ⁸ Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place. ⁹ Now, O LORD God, let Your promise to my father David be fulfilled. For You have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. ¹⁰ Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”	God	Prayer	3
2 Chronicles 6:1–2	Solomon (also 1 Kings 8:12–13)	But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever. ¹ Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud. ² But I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”	God	Prayer	2
2 Chronicles 6:14–42	Solomon (also 1 Kings 8:23–53)	O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in… ¹⁴ and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts. ¹⁵ You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day. ¹⁶ Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk in My law as you have walked before Me.’ ¹⁷ And now, O LORD, God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant David. ¹⁸ But will God indeed dwell with man upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. ¹⁹ Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You. ²⁰ May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. ²¹ Hear the plea of Your servant and of Your people Israel when they pray toward this place. May You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place. May You hear and forgive. ²² When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple, ²³ then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness. ²⁴ When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple, ²⁵ then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your people Israel. May You restore them to the land You gave to them and their fathers. ²⁶ When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them, ²⁷ then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance. ²⁸ When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, ²⁹ then may whatever prayer or plea Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple— ³⁰ be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of men— ³¹ so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers. ³² And as for the foreigner who is not of Your people Israel but has come from a distant land because of Your great name and Your mighty hand and outstretched arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple, ³³ then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name. ³⁴ When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name, ³⁵ then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause. ³⁶ When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near, ³⁷ and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’ ³⁸ and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, ³⁹ then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and pleas, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You. ⁴⁰ Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. ⁴¹ Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness. ⁴² O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”	God	Prayer	29
2 Chronicles 14:11	Asa	O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless… ¹¹ Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”	God	Prayer	1
2 Chronicles 20:6–12	Jehoshaphat	O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who… ⁶ and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You. ⁷ Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend? ⁸ They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying, ⁹ ‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’ ¹⁰ And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them. ¹¹ See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance. ¹² Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”	God	Prayer	7
2 Chronicles 30:18–19	Hezekiah, for those who ate the Passover unclean	May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone ¹⁸ A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone ¹⁹ who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”	God	Prayer	2
Ezra 9:6–15	Ezra	O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my… ⁶ and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. ⁷ From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day. ⁸ But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes. ⁹ Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem. ¹⁰ And now, our God, what can we say after this? For we have forsaken the commandments ¹¹ that You gave through Your servants the prophets, saying: ‘The land that you are entering to possess is a land polluted by the impurity of its peoples and the abominations with which they have filled it from end to end. ¹² Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’ ¹³ After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this), ¹⁴ shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor? ¹⁵ O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”	God	Prayer	10
Nehemiah 1:5–11	Nehemiah	O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps… ⁵ Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments, ⁶ let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. ⁷ We have behaved corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that You gave Your servant Moses. ⁸ Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, ⁹ but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ ¹⁰ They are Your servants and Your people. You redeemed them by Your great power and mighty hand. ¹¹ O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)	God	Prayer	7
Nehemiah 4:4–5	Nehemiah	Hear us, O God, for we are despised. ⁴ Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity. ⁵ Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.	God	Prayer	2
Nehemiah 5:19	Nehemiah	Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done… ¹⁹ Remember me favorably, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.	God	Prayer	1
Nehemiah 6:9	Nehemiah	But now, my God, strengthen my hands. ⁹ For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.	God	Prayer	1
Nehemiah 6:14	Nehemiah	O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done… ¹⁴ O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.	God	Prayer	1
Nehemiah 9:5–38	The Levites	Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. ⁵ Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. ⁶ You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You. ⁷ You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. ⁸ You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. ⁹ You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. ¹⁰ You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. ¹¹ You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters. ¹² You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel. ¹³ You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. ¹⁴ You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses. ¹⁵ In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them. ¹⁶ But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. ¹⁷ They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. ¹⁸ Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies, ¹⁹ You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. ²⁰ You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. ²¹ For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. ²² You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. ²³ You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. ²⁴ So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. ²⁵ They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. ²⁶ But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. ²⁷ So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. ²⁸ But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ²⁹ You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. ³⁰ You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. ³¹ But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God. ³² So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. ³³ You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. ³⁴ Our kings and leaders and priests and fathers did not obey Your law or listen to Your commandments and warnings that You gave them. ³⁵ For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways. ³⁶ So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves! ³⁷ Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress. ³⁸ In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”	God	Prayer	34
Nehemiah 13:14	Nehemiah	Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out… ¹⁴ Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.	God	Prayer	1
Nehemiah 13:22–31	Nehemiah, three short prayers, in 13:22, 29 and 31	Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me… ²² Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion. ²³ In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. ²⁴ Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. ²⁵ I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ²⁶ Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. ²⁷ Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?” ²⁸ Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me. ²⁹ Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites. ³⁰ Thus I purified the priests and Levites from everything foreign, and I assigned specific duties to each of the priests and Levites. ³¹ I also arranged for contributions of wood at the appointed times, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, with favor.	God	Prayer	10
Job 7:7–21	Job	Remember that my life is but a breath. ⁷ Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. ⁸ The eye that beholds me will no longer see me. You will look for me, but I will be no more. ⁹ As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up. ¹⁰ He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more. ¹¹ Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. ¹² Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard? ¹³ When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, ¹⁴ then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, ¹⁵ so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. ¹⁶ I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath. ¹⁷ What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him, ¹⁸ that You attend to him every morning, and test him every moment? ¹⁹ Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle? ²⁰ If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You? ²¹ Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”	God	Prayer	15
Job 9:28–31	Job	I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will… ²⁸ I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me. ²⁹ Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain? ³⁰ If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, ³¹ then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.	God	Prayer	4
Job 10:2–22	Job	Let me know why You prosecute me. ² I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me. ³ Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked? ⁴ Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as man sees? ⁵ Are Your days like those of a mortal, or Your years like those of a man, ⁶ that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin— ⁷ though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand? ⁸ Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me? ⁹ Please remember that You molded me like clay. Would You now return me to dust? ¹⁰ Did You not pour me out like milk, and curdle me like cheese? ¹¹ You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. ¹² You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit. ¹³ Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind: ¹⁴ If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity. ¹⁵ If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction. ¹⁶ Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me. ¹⁷ You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave. ¹⁸ Why then did You bring me from the womb? Oh, that I had died, and no eye had seen me! ¹⁹ If only I had never come to be, but had been carried from the womb to the grave. ²⁰ Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, ²¹ before I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom, ²² to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”	God	Prayer	21
Job 13:20–14:6	Job	Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not… ²⁰ Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You: ²¹ Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me. ²² Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply. ²³ How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. ²⁴ Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy? ²⁵ Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff? ²⁶ For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth. ²⁷ You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet. ²⁸ So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment. ^14:1 “Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. ^14:2 Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure. ^14:3 Do You open Your eyes to one like this? Will You bring him into judgment before You? ^14:4 Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one! ^14:5 Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed, ^14:6 look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.	God	Prayer	15
Job 14:13–20	Job	If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until… ¹³ If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me! ¹⁴ When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes. ¹⁵ You will call, and I will answer; You will desire the work of Your hands. ¹⁶ For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin. ¹⁷ My transgression would be sealed in a bag, and You would cover over my iniquity. ¹⁸ But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place, ¹⁹ as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope. ²⁰ You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.	God	Prayer	8
Job 16:7–8	Job	Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family. ⁷ Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family. ⁸ You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.	God	Prayer	2
Job 17:3–4	Job	Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. ³ Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor? ⁴ You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.	God	Prayer	2
Job 30:20–23	Job	I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer… ²⁰ I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me. ²¹ You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand. ²² You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm. ²³ Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.	God	Prayer	4
Job 40:3–5	Job	Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? ³ Then Job answered the LORD: ⁴ “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. ⁵ I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”	God	Prayer	2
Job 42:2–6	Job	I know that You can do all things and that no plan… ² “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted. ³ You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. ⁴ You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’ ⁵ My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. ⁶ Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”	God	Prayer	5
Proverbs 30:1	Agur	I am weary, O God, and worn out. ¹ These are the words of Agur son of Jakeh—the burden that this man declared to Ithiel: “I am weary, O God, and worn out.	God	Prayer	1
Proverbs 30:7–9	Agur, the only prayer in Proverbs besides 30:1	Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die ⁷ Two things I ask of You— do not refuse me before I die: ⁸ Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. ⁹ Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.	God	Prayer	3
Isaiah 2:6	Isaiah	For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they… ⁶ For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.	God	Prayer	1
Isaiah 6:8–11	Isaiah, at his call	Here am I. Send me! ⁸ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” ⁹ And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ ¹⁰ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” ¹¹ Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	2
Isaiah 9:3–4	Isaiah	The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as… ³ You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. ⁴ For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.	God	Prayer	2
Isaiah 12:1–6	The people, on that day, a song Isaiah gives for that day	O LORD, I will praise You. ¹ In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. ² Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” ³ With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation, ⁴ and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. ⁵ Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth. ⁶ Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”	God	Given for others to pray	6
Isaiah 25:1–5	Isaiah	O LORD, You are my God! ¹ O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders— plans formed long ago— in perfect faithfulness. ² Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. ³ Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You. ⁴ For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall, ⁵ like heat in a dry land. You subdue the uproar of foreigners. As the shade of a cloud cools the heat, so the song of the ruthless is silenced.	God	Prayer	5
Isaiah 26:1–19	Judah, on that day, a song Isaiah gives for that day	We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. ¹ In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts. ² Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful. ³ You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. ⁴ Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. ⁵ For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust. ⁶ Feet trample it down— the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor. ⁷ The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright. ⁸ Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls. ⁹ My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. ¹⁰ Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD. ¹¹ O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them! ¹² O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us. ¹³ O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess. ¹⁴ The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them. ¹⁵ You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land. ¹⁶ O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer. ¹⁷ As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD. ¹⁸ We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world. ¹⁹ Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.	God	Given for others to pray	19
Isaiah 27:8	Isaiah	By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with… ⁸ By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.	God	Prayer	1
Isaiah 33:2–3	Isaiah	O LORD, be gracious to us! ² O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble. ³ The peoples flee the thunder of Your voice; the nations scatter when You rise.	God	Prayer	2
Isaiah 37:16–20	Hezekiah (also 2 Kings 19:15–19)	O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You… ¹⁶ “O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. ¹⁷ Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. ¹⁸ Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands. ¹⁹ They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands. ²⁰ And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”	God	Prayer	5
Isaiah 38:3	Hezekiah (also 2 Kings 20:3)	Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and… ³ saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.	God	Prayer	1
Isaiah 38:10–20	Hezekiah, written after his recovery	In the prime of my life I must go through the gates… ¹⁰ I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” ¹¹ I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this world. ¹² My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me. ¹³ I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me. ¹⁴ I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.” ¹⁵ What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul. ¹⁶ O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live. ¹⁷ Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. ¹⁸ For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. ¹⁹ The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness. ²⁰ The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.	God	Prayer	11
Isaiah 51:9–10	Isaiah	Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? ⁹ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? ¹⁰ Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?	God	Prayer	2
Isaiah 59:12–13	Isaiah	For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. ¹² For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: ¹³ rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.	God	Prayer	2
Isaiah 63:2	Isaiah	Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? ² Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress?	the warrior from Edom, who answers as the LORD	Prayer	1
Isaiah 63:7–64:12	Isaiah	I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts… ⁷ I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion. ⁸ For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior. ⁹ In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. ¹⁰ But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. ¹¹ Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, ¹² who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, ¹³ who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ¹⁴ Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name. ¹⁵ Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained. ¹⁶ Yet You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. ¹⁷ Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. ¹⁸ For a short while Your people possessed Your holy place, but our enemies have trampled Your sanctuary. ¹⁹ We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name. ^64:1 If only You would rend the heavens and come down, so that mountains would quake at Your presence, ^64:2 as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! ^64:3 When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence. ^64:4 From ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him. ^64:5 You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? ^64:6 Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind. ^64:7 No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity. ^64:8 But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. ^64:9 Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people! ^64:10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. ^64:11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins. ^64:12 After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure? Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	25
Jeremiah 1:6	Jeremiah	Ah, Lord GOD, I surely do not know how to speak, for… ⁶ “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”	God	Prayer	1
Jeremiah 3:22–25	The people of Israel, the answer God gives them to make	We come to You, for You are the LORD our God. ²² “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God. ²³ Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God. ²⁴ From our youth, that shameful god has consumed what our fathers have worked for— their flocks and herds, their sons and daughters. ²⁵ Let us lie down in our shame; let our disgrace cover us. We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth even to this day we have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”	God	Given for others to pray	4
Jeremiah 4:10	Jeremiah	Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem… ¹⁰ Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, how completely You have deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”	God	Prayer	1
Jeremiah 5:3	Jeremiah	O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? ³ O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.	God	Prayer	1
Jeremiah 10:6–7	Jeremiah	There is none like You, O LORD. ⁶ There is none like You, O LORD. You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. ⁷ Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.	God	Prayer	2
Jeremiah 10:23–25	Jeremiah	I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own… ²³ I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps. ²⁴ Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice— not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing. ²⁵ Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.	God	Prayer	3
Jeremiah 11:18–12:4	Jeremiah	Then You showed me their deeds. ¹⁸ And the LORD informed me, so I knew. Then You showed me their deeds. ¹⁹ For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.” ²⁰ O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause. ²¹ Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life and saying, “You must not prophesy in the name of the LORD, or you will die by our hand.” ²² So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. ²³ There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.” ^12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? ^12:2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. ^12:3 But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage. ^12:4 How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	10
Jeremiah 14:7–9	Jeremiah, speaking for the people	Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake… ⁷ Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. ⁸ O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? ⁹ Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!	God	Prayer	3
Jeremiah 14:13	Jeremiah	Ah, Lord GOD! Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not… ¹³ “Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”	God	Prayer	1
Jeremiah 14:19–22	Jeremiah	Have You rejected Judah completely? ¹⁹ Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. ²⁰ We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You. ²¹ For the sake of Your name do not despise us; do not disgrace Your glorious throne. Remember Your covenant with us; do not break it. ²² Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.	God	Prayer	4
Jeremiah 15:15–18	Jeremiah	You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. ¹⁵ You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor. ¹⁶ Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. ¹⁷ I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation. ¹⁸ Why is my pain unending, and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become like a mirage to me— water that is not there.	God	Prayer	4
Jeremiah 16:19–20	Jeremiah	O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day… ¹⁹ O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. ²⁰ Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”	God	Prayer	2
Jeremiah 17:13–18	Jeremiah	O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be… ¹³ O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water. ¹⁴ Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise. ¹⁵ Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!” ¹⁶ But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence. ¹⁷ Do not become a terror to me; You are my refuge in the day of disaster. ¹⁸ Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.	God	Prayer	6
Jeremiah 18:19–23	Jeremiah	Attend to me, O LORD. ¹⁹ Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying! ²⁰ Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. ²¹ Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. ²² Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. ²³ But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me. Do not wipe out their guilt or blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them be overthrown before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.	God	Prayer	5
Jeremiah 20:7–12	Jeremiah	You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. ⁷ You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. ⁸ For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. ⁹ If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail. ¹⁰ For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.” ¹¹ But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten. ¹² O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.	God	Prayer	6
Jeremiah 31:7	The people of Israel, words God gives them to proclaim	O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel! ⁷ For this is what the LORD says: “Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations! Make your praises heard, and say, ‘O LORD, save Your people, the remnant of Israel!’	God	Given for others to pray	1
Jeremiah 32:17–25	Jeremiah	Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by… ¹⁷ “Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! ¹⁸ You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, ¹⁹ the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds. ²⁰ You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day. ²¹ You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror. ²² You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. ²³ They came in and possessed it, but they did not obey Your voice or walk in Your law. They failed to perform all that You commanded them to do, and so You have brought upon them all this disaster. ²⁴ See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see! ²⁵ Yet You, O Lord GOD, have said to me, ‘Buy for yourself the field with silver and call in witnesses, even though the city has been delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans!’”	God	Prayer	9
Jeremiah 51:62	Seraiah, words Jeremiah gives Seraiah to say in Babylon	O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that… ⁶² and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’	God	Given for others to pray	1
Lamentations 1:9–11	Jerusalem, as the daughter of Zion	Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed! ⁹ Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed! ¹⁰ The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly. ¹¹ All her people groan as they search for bread. They have traded their treasures for food to keep themselves alive. Look, O LORD, and consider, for I have become despised.	God	Prayer	3
Lamentations 1:20–22	Jerusalem, as the daughter of Zion	See, O LORD, how distressed I am! ²⁰ See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death. ²¹ People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that You have caused it. May You bring the day You have announced, so that they may become like me. ²² Let all their wickedness come before You, and deal with them as You have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. For my groans are many, and my heart is faint.	God	Prayer	3
Lamentations 2:20–22	Jerusalem, as the daughter of Zion	Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? ²⁰ Look, O LORD, and consider: Whom have You ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the infants they have nurtured? Should priests and prophets be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord? ²¹ Both young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion. ²² You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared.	God	Prayer	3
Lamentations 3:22–24	The poet of Lamentations	Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed… ²² Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. ²³ They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! ²⁴ “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”	God	Prayer	3
Lamentations 3:42–45	The poet of Lamentations	We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven. ⁴² “We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.” ⁴³ You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity. ⁴⁴ You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through. ⁴⁵ You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.	God	Prayer	4
Lamentations 3:55–66	The poet of Lamentations	I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. ⁵⁵ I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. ⁵⁶ You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” ⁵⁷ You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.” ⁵⁸ You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life. ⁵⁹ You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause! ⁶⁰ You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me. ⁶¹ O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me— ⁶² the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long. ⁶³ When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song. ⁶⁴ You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. ⁶⁵ Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them! ⁶⁶ You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.	God	Prayer	12
Lamentations 5:1–22	The poet of Lamentations	Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. ¹ Remember, O LORD, what has happened to us. Look and see our disgrace! ² Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. ³ We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows. ⁴ We must buy the water we drink; our wood comes at a price. ⁵ We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest. ⁶ We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread. ⁷ Our fathers sinned and are no more, but we bear their punishment. ⁸ Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands. ⁹ We get our bread at the risk of our lives because of the sword in the wilderness. ¹⁰ Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger. ¹¹ Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. ¹² Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect. ¹³ Young men toil at millstones; boys stagger under loads of wood. ¹⁴ The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music. ¹⁵ Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning. ¹⁶ The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! ¹⁷ Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim— ¹⁸ because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes. ¹⁹ You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation. ²⁰ Why have You forgotten us forever? Why have You forsaken us for so long? ²¹ Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, ²² unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.	God	Prayer	22
Ezekiel 4:14	Ezekiel	Ah, Lord GOD, I have never defiled myself. ¹⁴ “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”	God	Prayer	1
Ezekiel 9:8	Ezekiel	Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will… ⁸ While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”	God	Prayer	1
Ezekiel 11:13	Ezekiel	Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end? ¹³ Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, Lord GOD, will You bring the remnant of Israel to a complete end?”	God	Prayer	1
Ezekiel 20:49	Ezekiel	Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables? ⁴⁹ Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”	God	Prayer	1
Daniel 2:20–23	Daniel, when the king's dream is revealed to him	Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and… ²⁰ and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. ²¹ He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. ²² He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. ²³ To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”	God	Prayer	4
Daniel 9:4–19	Daniel	O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of… ⁴ And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments, ⁵ we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. ⁶ We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land. ⁷ To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. ⁸ O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You. ⁹ To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him ¹⁰ and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets. ¹¹ All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. ¹² You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. ¹³ Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth. ¹⁴ Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice. ¹⁵ Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly. ¹⁶ O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. ¹⁷ So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. ¹⁸ Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. ¹⁹ O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”	God	Prayer	16
Hosea 9:14	Hosea	Give them, O LORD— what will You give? ¹⁴ Give them, O LORD— what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!	God	Prayer	1
Hosea 14:2–3	The people of Israel, Hosea's “Take words with you”	Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may… ² Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. ³ Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”	God	Given for others to pray	2
Joel 1:19–20	Joel	To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open… ¹⁹ To You, O LORD, I call, for fire has consumed the open pastures and flames have scorched all the trees of the field. ²⁰ Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.	God	Prayer	2
Joel 2:17	The priests, words Joel gives them	Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a… ¹⁷ Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”	God	Given for others to pray	1
Joel 3:11	Joel	Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD. ¹¹ Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.	God	Prayer	1
Amos 7:2–5	Amos	Lord GOD, please forgive! ² And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” ³ So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. ⁴ This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land. ⁵ Then I said, “Lord GOD, please stop! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” Lines in lighter type are God's.	God	Prayer	3
Jonah 1:14	The sailors	Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! ¹⁴ So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”	God	Prayer	1
Jonah 2:2–9	Jonah	From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. ² saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. ³ For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. ⁴ At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ ⁵ The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head. ⁶ To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God! ⁷ As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple. ⁸ Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion. ⁹ But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”	God	Prayer	8
Jonah 4:2–3	Jonah	O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still… ² So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. ³ And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”	God	Prayer	2
Micah 7:14–20	Micah	Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. ¹⁴ Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. ¹⁵ As in the days when you came out of Egypt, I will show My wonders. ¹⁶ Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf. ¹⁷ They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You. ¹⁸ Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? ¹⁹ He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. ²⁰ You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.	God	Prayer	7
Habakkuk 1:2–4	Habakkuk	How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do… ² How long, O LORD, must I call for help but You do not hear, or cry out to You, “Violence!” but You do not save? ³ Why do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds. ⁴ Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.	God	Prayer	3
Habakkuk 1:12–17	Habakkuk	Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? ¹² Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction. ¹³ Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? ¹⁴ You have made men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler. ¹⁵ The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. ¹⁶ Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich. ¹⁷ Will he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?	God	Prayer	6
Habakkuk 3:2–19	Habakkuk	O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in… ² O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy! ³ God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth. ⁴ His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden. ⁵ Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps. ⁶ He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills collapsed. His ways are everlasting. ⁷ I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the curtains of Midian were trembling. ⁸ Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation? ⁹ You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. ¹⁰ The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high. ¹¹ Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear. ¹² You marched across the earth with fury; You threshed the nations in wrath. ¹³ You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah ¹⁴ With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak. ¹⁵ You trampled the sea with Your horses, churning the great waters. ¹⁶ I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us. ¹⁷ Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls, ¹⁸ yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! ¹⁹ GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.	God	Prayer	18
Matthew 6:9–13	Jesus, the prayer he teaches his disciples (also Luke 11:2–4)	Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. ⁹ So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. ¹⁰ Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ¹¹ Give us this day our daily bread. ¹² And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ¹³ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Later manuscripts end the prayer with a line that the King James Version gives: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.	the Father	Given for others to pray	5
Matthew 11:25–26	Jesus (also Luke 10:21)	I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have… ²⁵ At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. ²⁶ Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.	the Father	Prayer	2
Matthew 26:39–42	Jesus, twice (26:39, 42) (also Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42)	My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. ³⁹ Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” ⁴⁰ Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. ⁴¹ “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” ⁴² A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”	the Father	Prayer	4
Matthew 27:46	Jesus (also Mark 15:34)	My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? ⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”	the Father	Prayer	1
Mark 14:36	Jesus (also Matthew 26:39–42, Luke 22:42)	Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. ³⁶ “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”	the Father	Prayer	1
Mark 15:34	Jesus (also Matthew 27:46)	My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? ³⁴ At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”	the Father	Prayer	1
Luke 1:46–55	Mary, mother of Jesus, the Magnificat	My soul magnifies the Lord ⁴⁶ Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! ⁴⁸ For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. ⁴⁹ For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. ⁵⁰ His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. ⁵¹ He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. ⁵² He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. ⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. ⁵⁴ He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, ⁵⁵ as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”	God	Song of praise	10
Luke 1:68–79	Zechariah, the Benedictus	Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited… ⁶⁸ “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. ⁶⁹ He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, ⁷⁰ as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ⁷¹ salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, ⁷² to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, ⁷³ the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us ⁷⁴ deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear, ⁷⁵ in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives. ⁷⁶ And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him, ⁷⁷ to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, ⁷⁸ because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, ⁷⁹ to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”	God	Song of praise	12
Luke 2:29–32	Simeon, holding the child Jesus in the temple	Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. ²⁹ “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. ³⁰ For my eyes have seen Your salvation, ³¹ which You have prepared in the sight of all people, ³² a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”	God	Prayer	4
Luke 10:21	Jesus (also Matthew 11:25–26)	I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have… ²¹ At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.	the Father	Prayer	1
Luke 11:2–4	Jesus, the prayer he teaches his disciples (also Matthew 6:9–13)	Father, hallowed be Your name. ² So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. ³ Give us each day our daily bread. ⁴ And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”	the Father	Given for others to pray	3
Luke 22:42	Jesus (also Matthew 26:39–42, Mark 14:36)	Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. ⁴² “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”	the Father	Prayer	1
Luke 23:34	Jesus	Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. ³⁴ Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.	the Father	Prayer	1
Luke 23:46	Jesus	Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit. ⁴⁶ Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.	the Father	Prayer	1
John 11:41–42	Jesus	Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴¹ So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. ⁴² I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”	the Father	Prayer	2
John 12:27–28	Jesus	Father, glorify Your name! ²⁷ Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. ²⁸ Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”	the Father	Prayer	2
John 17:1–26	Jesus	Father, the hour has come. ¹ When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. ² For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him. ³ Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. ⁴ I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. ⁵ And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed. ⁶ I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. ⁷ Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. ⁸ For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. ⁹ I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours. ¹⁰ All I have is Yours, and all You have is Mine; and in them I have been glorified. ¹¹ I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one. ¹² While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. ¹³ But now I am coming to You; and I am saying these things while I am in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled within them. ¹⁴ I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁵ I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. ¹⁶ They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. ¹⁷ Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. ¹⁸ As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. ¹⁹ For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth. ²⁰ I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, ²¹ that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. ²² I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— ²³ I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me. ²⁴ Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me. ²⁶ And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”	the Father	Prayer	26
Acts 1:24–25	The believers	Lord, You know everyone’s heart. ²⁴ And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen ²⁵ to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”	the Lord	Prayer	2
Acts 4:24–30	The church in Jerusalem	Sovereign Lord, You made the heaven and the earth and the sea… ²⁴ When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them. ²⁵ You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? ²⁶ The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ ²⁷ In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. ²⁸ They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen. ²⁹ And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, ³⁰ as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”	God	Prayer	7
Acts 7:59–60	Stephen	Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. ⁵⁹ While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” ⁶⁰ Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.	the risen Jesus	Prayer	2
Acts 9:5	Paul, on the road to Damascus (also Acts 22:8–10, Acts 26:15)	Who are You, Lord? ⁵ “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.	the risen Jesus	Prayer	1
Acts 9:10–14	Ananias	Here I am, Lord ¹⁰ In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. ¹¹ “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. ¹² In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.” ¹³ But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”	the risen Jesus, in a vision	Prayer	3
Acts 10:14	Peter (also Acts 11:8)	No, Lord! I have never eaten anything impure or unclean. ¹⁴ “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”	the Lord, in a vision	Prayer	1
Acts 11:8	Peter, Peter retells his vision (also Acts 10:14)	No, Lord, for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth. ⁸ ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’	the Lord, in a vision	Prayer	1
Acts 22:8–10	Paul, Paul retells it (also Acts 9:5, Acts 26:15)	Who are You, Lord? ⁸ ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. ⁹ My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me. ¹⁰ Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’	the risen Jesus	Prayer	3
Acts 22:19–20	Paul	Lord, they know very well that in one synagogue after another I… ¹⁹ ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ²⁰ And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’	the risen Jesus, in a trance	Prayer	2
Acts 26:15	Paul, Paul retells it (also Acts 9:5, Acts 22:8–10)	Who are You, Lord? ¹⁵ ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.	the risen Jesus	Prayer	1
1 Corinthians 16:22	Paul, “Maranatha”	Come, O Lord! ²² If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!	the risen Jesus	Prayer	1
Revelation 4:11	The twenty-four elders	Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor… ¹¹ “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”	God	Prayer	1
Revelation 5:9–10	The twenty-four elders and the living creatures	Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because… ⁹ And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. ¹⁰ You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”	the Lamb	Prayer	2
Revelation 6:10	The souls of the martyrs	How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who… ¹⁰ And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”	God	Prayer	1
Revelation 11:17–18	The twenty-four elders	We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who… ¹⁷ saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. ¹⁸ The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great— and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”	God	Prayer	2
Revelation 15:3–4	Those who had conquered the beast	Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! ³ and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! ⁴ Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”	God	Prayer	2
Revelation 22:20	John	Come, Lord Jesus! ²⁰ He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!	the risen Jesus	Prayer	1

What is not counted

Words spoken to Jesus face to face. “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” and the criminal's “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” are spoken to him in person; many of those words are on Questions people ask Jesus.
Prayers in Jesus's parables. The Pharisee's and the tax collector's prayers (Luke 18:10–14) are in a story he tells.
Scripture quoted. When the New Testament quotes a psalm that speaks to God, the words are counted once, in the Psalms.
Angels, Satan and the like. Satan's words to God in Job, and the praise of angels and of the altar in Revelation, are not people's prayers.
God's own words. When God quotes what people say, or tells a prophet what to say to someone, the words are not a prayer.

The 219 passages considered and not counted

Passages that address God or Jesus by the rules' signal and are not counted as prayers, with the reason for each
Where	Why not
Numbers 20:14	the messengers speak to the king of Edom
1 Samuel 3:9	the words Eli gives Samuel, which Samuel says in 3:10
1 Samuel 12:10	Samuel recalls the people's cry in the days of the judges
1 Chronicles 28:20	David is speaking to Solomon
Ezra 6:6	a royal decree
Job 1:10	not a person's words
Job 2:5	not a person's words
Job 9:12	what no one dares ask God, in Job's words
Job 11:4	Zophar quotes Job
Job 21:14	the words of the wicked, quoted by Job
Isaiah 45:15	who is speaking is uncertain
Isaiah 50:11	not addressed to God
Jeremiah 36:29	God's words about Jehoiakim
Jeremiah 44:2	God's words to the people
Jeremiah 48:2	not addressed to God
Ezekiel 9:11	not a person's words
Ezekiel 16:3	God's words to Jerusalem
Ezekiel 24:22	God's words to the people
Ezekiel 27:3	God's words to Tyre
Ezekiel 28:2	God's words to the ruler of Tyre
Daniel 4:35	what no one can say to God, in Nebuchadnezzar's words
Malachi 2:13	not addressed to God
Matthew 3:14	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 4:3	not a person's words
Matthew 7:21	words Jesus gives to people at the judgment, in his teaching
Matthew 8:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 8:6	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 8:19	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 8:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 8:25	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 8:29	not a person's words
Matthew 9:14	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 9:18	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 9:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 11:3	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 11:10	Scripture quoted
Matthew 12:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 12:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 12:47	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 13:10	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 14:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 14:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 15:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 15:12	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 15:22	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 15:25	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 16:3	not addressed to God
Matthew 16:22	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 17:4	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 17:15	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 18:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 19:27	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 20:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 20:30	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 21:16	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 21:23	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 22:16	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 22:44	Scripture quoted
Matthew 24:3	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 25:11	words in a parable
Matthew 25:37	words Jesus gives to people at the judgment, in his teaching
Matthew 26:17	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 26:22	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 26:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 26:62	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 26:68	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 27:11	spoken to Jesus face to face
Matthew 27:40	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 1:2	Scripture quoted
Mark 1:24	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 1:37	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 1:40	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 2:18	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 3:32	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 4:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 5:7	not a person's words
Mark 5:23	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 5:31	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 7:5	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 7:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 9:5	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 9:17	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 9:23	Jesus repeats the father's words
Mark 9:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 10:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 10:35	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 11:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 11:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 12:14	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 12:36	Scripture quoted
Mark 14:12	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 14:31	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 14:60	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 15:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 15:4	spoken to Jesus face to face
Mark 15:30	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 2:12	not a person's words
Luke 2:48	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 4:3	not a person's words
Luke 4:23	not addressed to God
Luke 4:34	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 5:5	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 5:12	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 5:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 6:46	not addressed to God
Luke 7:4	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 7:6	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 7:19	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 7:20	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 7:27	Scripture quoted
Luke 8:20	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 8:28	not a person's words
Luke 8:45	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:49	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:54	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:57	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:59	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 9:61	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 10:17	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 10:40	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 11:1	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 11:27	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 11:45	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 12:41	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 13:23	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 13:25	words in a parable
Luke 13:31	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 15:12	words in a parable
Luke 17:37	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 18:11	a prayer in a parable (the Pharisee and the tax collector)
Luke 18:28	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 18:41	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 19:8	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 19:39	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 20:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 20:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 20:39	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 20:43	Scripture quoted
Luke 22:9	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 22:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 22:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 22:49	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 22:64	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 22:67	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 23:3	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 23:37	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 23:39	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 23:42	spoken to Jesus face to face
Luke 24:18	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 1:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 1:48	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 2:17	Scripture quoted
John 2:18	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 3:2	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 4:9	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 4:27	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 6:25	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 6:30	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 6:68	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 7:3	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 7:20	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:5	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:11	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:13	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:25	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 8:48	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 9:38	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 10:24	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 10:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:3	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:8	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:32	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:34	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 11:39	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 12:34	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 12:38	Scripture quoted
John 13:6	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 13:25	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 13:36	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 14:5	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 14:8	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 14:22	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 16:5	not addressed to God
John 16:29	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 18:9	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 18:22	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 18:33	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 19:9	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 21:12	not addressed to God
John 21:15	spoken to Jesus face to face
John 21:20	Scripture quoted
John 21:21	spoken to Jesus face to face
Acts 1:6	spoken to Jesus face to face
Acts 2:27	Scripture quoted
Acts 10:4	not a person's words
Acts 13:33	Scripture quoted
Romans 3:4	Scripture quoted
Romans 8:15	the cry of believers, described
Romans 8:36	Scripture quoted
Romans 9:20	the clay's question, in Paul's figure
Romans 10:16	Scripture quoted
Romans 11:3	Elijah's words, quoted
Romans 11:18	not addressed to God
Romans 15:3	Scripture quoted
Galatians 4:6	the cry of believers, described
1 Thessalonians 4:3	not addressed to God
Hebrews 1:5	Scripture quoted
Hebrews 2:12	Scripture quoted
Hebrews 5:5	Scripture quoted
Hebrews 10:5	Scripture quoted
Revelation 2:4	not addressed to God
Revelation 2:20	not addressed to God
Revelation 14:15	not a person's words
Revelation 16:5	not a person's words
Revelation 16:7	not a person's words

How this was made

Spoken to God. The Berean Standard Bible² capitalizes You and Your when they refer to God. A verse speaks to God when it has that capital after the start of a sentence, or calls on God by name (“O LORD”, “Ah, Lord GOD”, “O my God”, and in the New Testament “Father” and “Lord Jesus”).

Who speaks. Faith Comes By Hearing's verse-by-verse list of who speaks, published with SIL's Glyssen project under the MIT licence¹, names the speaker. Where it marks no one, the book's own voice speaks: the prophet in his book, the poet of Lamentations, and Ezra, Nehemiah and Daniel where they write in the first person. Consecutive words of one speaker to God are one prayer, even when God answers in between.

Deciding. Stated rules settle most passages; 173 were decided by hand, each with its reason, and 19 prayers that no rule reaches were added by hand, such as David's “Should I go up?” and the Magnificat. Every question on Questions people ask God falls inside a prayer counted here. This page was made with AI assistance and human review.

The Psalms. A psalm speaks to God when at least one of its verses does. The names in the headings come from the Hebrew text, the Westminster Leningrad Codex³, because the English text on this site leaves the headings out.

The data. Every prayer, psalm, mention and report, and every passage considered and not counted with the reason, is in prayers.json.

Corrections are welcome through the contact page, especially a prayer that is missing.

Sources

Glyssen character data (CharacterVerse.txt), SIL and Faith Comes By Hearing, MIT licence, copyright 2014 to 2020 SIL LSDev and Faith Comes By Hearing.
The Berean Standard Bible, released into the public domain, read on this site at /bible/bsb/.
The Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain, read for the psalm headings.

Questions people ask

How many prayers are there in the Bible?

Using this page's broad definition of prayer, the 66-book Bible records the words of 188 distinct prayers outside the Psalms, or 207 when repeated tellings are counted separately. 110 of the 150 psalms also speak to God, and the text mentions people praying 87 more times without recording their words. Other counts differ because definitions of prayer vary.

What is the longest prayer in the Bible?

Outside the Psalms, the Levites' prayer in Nehemiah 9 (34 verses), then Solomon's at the dedication of the temple (31 verses, 1 Kings 8:23–53). Jesus's longest is John 17 (26 verses). Psalm 119 speaks to God in 165 of its 176 verses.

Who prays the most in the Bible?

Moses, with 18 prayers whose words are given, then Jeremiah with 15 and David with 12, not counting the psalms: David's name heads 73 psalms, and 63 of them speak to God.

What did Jesus pray?

The Gospels give the words of 9 of his prayers, counting the Lord's Prayer, which he teaches his disciples: his thanks to the Father for revealing things to little children, his prayers at Lazarus's tomb and in John 12, the long prayer of John 17, Gethsemane, and three from the cross. The Bible mentions him praying in 25 more verses without giving the words, among them the blessings and thanks he gives over bread.

Are the Psalms prayers?

Many are. 110 of the 150 psalms speak to God in at least one verse, 842 verses in all; the rest speak about God or to the reader. This page analyzes the Psalms separately because they form a large collection of speech addressed to God.