Prayer
A curated set of verses about prayer. These references are selected from the Bible text available on this site.
Verses
- 271 Samuel 1:27Read in context
I prayed for this child, and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.
- 161 Samuel 16:16Read in context
Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”
- 3Daniel 9:3Read in context
I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.
- 22Matthew 21:22Read in context
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
- 17Genesis 20:17Read in context
Abraham prayed to God. So God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, and they bore children.
- 30Exodus 8:30Read in context
Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to the LORD.
- 18Exodus 10:18Read in context
Moses went out from Pharaoh, and prayed to the LORD.
- 2Numbers 11:2Read in context
The people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.
- 7Numbers 21:7Read in context
The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
- 20Deuteronomy 9:20Read in context
The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.
- 26Deuteronomy 9:26Read in context
I prayed to the LORD, and said, “Lord GOD, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- 101 Samuel 1:10Read in context
She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly.
- 11 Samuel 2:1Read in context
Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
- 61 Samuel 8:6Read in context
But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD.
- 272 Samuel 7:27Read in context
For you, LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found in his heart to pray this prayer to you.
- 142 Samuel 21:14Read in context
They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they performed all that the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer for the land.
- 281 Kings 8:28Read in context
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and for his supplication, LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you today;
- 291 Kings 8:29Read in context
that your eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which you have said, ‘My name shall be there;’ to listen to the prayer which your servant prays toward this place.
- 381 Kings 8:38Read in context
whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,
- 451 Kings 8:45Read in context
then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
- 491 Kings 8:49Read in context
then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling place, and maintain their cause;
- 541 Kings 8:54Read in context
It was so, that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, he arose from before the LORD’s altar, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward heaven.
- 332 Kings 4:33Read in context
He went in therefore, and shut the door on them both, and prayed to the LORD.
- 172 Kings 6:17Read in context
Elisha prayed, and said, “LORD, please open his eyes, that he may see.” the LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
- 182 Kings 6:18Read in context
When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, and said, “Please strike this people with blindness.” He struck them with blindness according to Elisha’s word.
- 42 Kings 19:4Read in context
It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
- 152 Kings 19:15Read in context
Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, “LORD, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
- 202 Kings 19:20Read in context
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says ‘You have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, and I have heard you.
- 192 Chronicles 6:19Read in context
Yet have respect for the prayer of your servant and to his supplication, LORD my God, to listen to the cry and to the prayer which your servant prays before you;
- 202 Chronicles 6:20Read in context
that your eyes may be open toward this house day and night, even toward the place where you have said that you would put your name, to listen to the prayer which your servant will pray toward this place.
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