1281 verses about Prayer

Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.

Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

As for me, I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before your eyes.” Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.

Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

“Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.

Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and exist no more.”

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.

But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.

Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

Why do you hide your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression?

Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your holy Spirit from me.

Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.

Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.

Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.

Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.

Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.

Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.

Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.

which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.

Your God has commanded your strength. Strengthen, God, that which you have done for us.

Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.

Save me, God, for the waters have come up to my neck!

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord Yahweh of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.

But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, in an acceptable time. God, in the abundance of your loving kindness, answer me in the truth of your salvation.

Deliver me out of the mire, and don’t let me sink. Let me be delivered from those who hate me, and out of the deep waters.

Don’t let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don’t let the pit shut its mouth on me.

Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

Don’t hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me speedily!

Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.

But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

This ends the prayers by David, the son of Jesse.

My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.

In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.

You hold my eyelids open. I am so troubled that I can’t speak.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.

Yahweh God of Armies, How long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?

Turn again, we beg you, God of Armies. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,

So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.

Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.

God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.

Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You, my God, save your servant who trusts in you.

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.

Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Hear, Yahweh, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions.

In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.

Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.

Let my prayer enter into your presence. Turn your ear to my cry.

My eyes are dim from grief. I have called on you daily, Yahweh. I have spread out my hands to you.