Scriptures Concerning Prayer

1 Chronicles 16:11
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

 

2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn

from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

 

2 Chronicles 7:14-15
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from

their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes

will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.

 

Psalm 4:1
Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and

hear my prayer.

 

Psalm 5:3

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will look up.

 

Psalm 17:1
Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer--it does not rise from deceitful lips.

 

Psalm 25:1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

 

Psalm 37:7
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.

 

Psalm 50:15
Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

 

Psalm 55:17
Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.

 

Psalm 65:1-2
Praise awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. You who answer prayer, to you all

people will come.

 

Psalms 145:18
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

 

Proverbs 15:8
The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

 

Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the rrighteous.

 

Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

 

Matthew 6:5-12
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues

and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father,

who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans,

for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what

you need before you ask him. "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

 

Matthew 7:7-8
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone

who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

 

Matthew 7:11
If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father

in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!

 

Mark 11:17
And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: " 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'

 

Luke 6:12
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.

 

John 14:13-14
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for

anything in my name, and I will do it

 

Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit

himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

 

Phillipians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your

requests to God.

 

Colossions 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

 

1 Timothy 2:1-4
I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

 

1 Timothy 2:8
I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing.

 

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

 

James 5:13-16
Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of

you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer

 of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

 

1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him