Prayers



Prayers of the Bible
Abraham’s prayer for Sodom, Genesis 18:22:33
Abraham’s servant prays for guidance, Genesis 24:12-14
Isaac’s blessing, Genesis 27
Jacob’s vow at Bethel, Genesis 28
Jacob’s desperate prayer at Penuel, Genesis 32
Jacob blesses his sons, Genesis 48 – 49
Moses’ song for thanksgiving for deliverance from Egypt, Exodus 15
Moses’ plea for Israel when they had worshipped the golden calf, Exodus 32, Deuteronomy 9
Moses asks to see God’s glory, Exodus 33
Aaron’s blessing, Numbers 6
Moses pleads with God to forgive his rebellious people, Numbers 14
Balaam on God’s instruction, blesses Israel, Numbers 22 – 24
Moses’s song: God and his people, Deuteronomy 32
Moses blesses the people of Israel, Deuteronomy 33
Joshua’s prayer after defeat at Ai, Joshua 7
Joshua prays for time to complete his victory, Joshua 10
Deborah’s song of thanksgiving for victory, Judges 5
Gideon’s prayer for signs, Judges 6
Hannah’s prayer for a son, 1 Samuel 1; her thanksgiving 1 Samuel 2
Samuel’s prayer for the nation, 1 Samuel 7
David’d prayer following God’s promise of a lasting succession, 2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17
David’s song of thanksgiving for deliverance, 2 Samuel 22, Psalm 18
Solomon’s prayer for wisdom, 1 Kings 3, 2 Chronicles 1
Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple, 1 Kings 8, 2 Chronicles 6
Elijah’s prayer on mount Carmel, 1 Kings 18
Elijah’s and the ‘still small voice’, 1 Kings 19
Hezekiah’s prayer at the time of Sennacherib’s siege, 2 Kings 19, Isaiah 37
Thanksgiving as the ark brought to Jerusalem, 1 Chronicles 16
David’s prayer for Solomon, 1 Chronicle 29
Ezra’s confession of the nation’s sin, Ezra 9
Nehemiah’s prayer for his people, Nehemiah 1
The public confession led by Ezra, Nehemiah 9
Job seeks the reason for his suffering, Job 10
Job pleads his case, Job 13 – 14
Job’s confession, Job 42
The Psalms include an enormous number of prayers: some are listed here, under themes:
Evening prayer, 4
Morning prayer,5
The shepherd psalm, 23
Praise and worship, 24; 67; 92; 95-98, 100; 113; 145; 148; 150
Guidance, 25
Trust, 37, 62
Deliverance, 40; 116
Longing for God, 27, 42, 63, 84
Forgiveness, 51; 130
Thanksgiving, 65; 111;136
Help in trouble, 66; 69; 86; 88; 102; 140
God’s constant love and care, 89; 103; 107; 146
God’s majesty and glory, 8; 29; 93; 104
God’s knowledge and presence, 139
God’s word, 19; 119
God’s protection, 46; 91; 125
Prayers of Isaiah, Isaiah 25; 33; 63 – 64
Hezekiah’s prayer in his illness, Isaiah 38
Jeremiah’s prayers, Jeremiah 11; 14; 20; 32
Laments for the fall of Jerusalem, Lamentations 1 – 4
Prayer for restoration, Lamentations 5
The king’s dream: Daniel’s prayer, Daniel 2
Nebuchadnezzar praises God, Daniel 4
Daniel’s prayer at the end of the exile, Daniel 9
Jonah’s prayer, Jonah 2
Habakkuk questions God, Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk’s prayer, Habakkuk 3
Prayers of Jesus Christ the Lord:
The Lord’s prayer, Matthew 6:9 – 13;
Praise that God reveals himself to simple people, Matthew 11:25 – 26; Luke 10:21
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Matthew 26:36 – 44; Mark 14:32 – 39; Luke 22:46
From the cross, Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; Luke 23:34, 46
At the raising of Lazarus, John 11:41 – 42
Facing death, John 12:27 – 28
For his followers, John 17
Mary’s thanksgiving (Magnificat), Luke 1:46-55
Zechariah’s prayer (Benedictus), Luke 1:68 – 79
Simeon’s prayer, Luke 2:29-35
Prayers of the pharesee and the tax-collector, Luke 18:10-13
The Church’s prayer in the face of threats, Acts 4:24-30
Stepen’s prayer at his death, Acts 7:59-69
Prayers of Paul:
For the Christians at Rome, Romans 1:8-10
For Israel, Romans 10:1
For the Church at Corinth, 1 Corinthians 1:4-9; 2 Corinthians 13:7-9
Thanksgiving for God’s comfort in trouble, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Thanksgiving for spiritual riches in Christ, Ephesians 1:3-14
For the Ephesian Christians, Ephesians 1:16-23; 3:14-19
For the Philippian Christians, Philippians 1:3-11
For the Church at Colossae, Colossians 1:3-14
For the Thessalonian Christians, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 2:13; 3:9-13; 5:23, 2 Thessalonians 1:3, 2:13, 16-17; 3:16
For Timothy
For Philemon, Philmon 4-6
Doxologies – praise to God – and benedictions, Romans 16:25-27; Ephesians 3:20-21; Philippians 4:20; 1 Thessalonians 3:11 – 13; Hebrews 13:20 – 21; 1 Peter 5:10 – 11; 2 Peter 3:18; Jude 24 – 25
Peter’s thanksgiving, 1 Peter 1:3-5
John’s prayer for Gaius, 3 John 2