Prayer

Prayer Prayer test proposed by Elijah
1Ki 18:39
Praying daily in the morning
Psa 5:3; Psa 88:13; Psa 143:8; Isa 33:2
Praying twice daily
Psa 88:1
Praying thrice daily
Psa 55:17; Dan 6:10
Praying all night
Luk 6:12
Praying without ceasing
1Th 5:17
Boldness in prayer:
- Enjoined
Heb 4:16
- Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom
Gen 18:32
- By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel
Exo 33:12; Exo 33:18
Secret prayer
Gen 24:63; Mat 6:6
Silent prayer
Psa 5:1
Weeping in prayer
Ezr 10:1
Praying in a loud voice, satirized by Elijah
1Ki 18:27
Long prayers:
- Of the Pharisees
Mat 23:14
- Of the scribes
Mar 12:40; Luk 20:47
Profuse prayers, to be avoided
Ecc 5:2; Mat 6:7
Vain repetitions of prayers, to be avoided
Mat 6:7
Asking for tokens as assurance of answer of prayer:
- By Abraham's servant
Gen 24:14
- Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece
Jdg 6:40
Instances of rebuked prayers:
- Of Moses, at the Red Sea
Exo 14:15
- Of Moses, when he prayed to See Canaan
Deu 3:27
- Of Joshua
Jos 7:10
Evils averted by praying
Jer 26:19
Unbelief in prayer
Job 21:15
»Lord's Prayer«
Mat 6:13; Luk 11:4
Answer to prayer, withheld:
- Of Balaam
Deu 23:5; Jos 24:10
- Of Job
Job 30:20; Job 42:12
- Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites
Deu 1:45
- The prayer of Jesus, »Let this cup pass«
Mat 26:39; Mat 26:42; Mat 26:75; Mat 27
Answer to prayer, delayed
Psa 22:2; Psa 40:1; Psa 80:4; Psa 88:14; Jer 42:7; Hab 1:2; Luk 18:7
Answer to prayer, exceeds petition:
- Solomon asked wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honor, and long life
1Ki 3:14; 2Ch 1:12
- The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter's deliverance
Act 12:15; Act 12:5
Answer to prayer, different from the request:
- Moses asked to be permitted to cross Jordan; the answer was permission to view the land of promise
Deu 3:27
- The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them flesh, but also leanness of soul
Psa 106:15
- Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead
Joh 11
- Paul asked that the thorn in the flesh be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it
2Co 12:9
Answer to prayer, promised
Exo 6:5; Act 7:34; Exo 22:23; Exo 22:27; Exo 33:20; Deu 4:7; Deu 4:31; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:15; 1Ki 8:22; 1Ki 8:53; 2Ch 6; Job 8:6; Job 12:4; Job 22:27; Job 33:26; Psa 9:10; Psa 9:12; Psa 10:17; Psa 18:3; Psa 32:6; Psa 34:15; Psa 34:17; Psa 37:5; Psa 38:15; Psa 50:15; Psa 55:17; Psa 56:9; Psa 65:2; Psa 65:5; Psa 69:33; Psa 81:10; Psa 86:7; Psa 91:15; Psa 102:20; Psa 145:19; Pro 2:3; Pro 2:5; Pro 3:6; Pro 10:24; Pro 15:8; Pro 15:29; Pro 16:1; Isa 19:20; Isa 30:19; Isa 55:6; Isa 58:9; Isa 65:24; Jer 29:13; Jer 31:9; Jer 33:3; Lam 3:25; Eze 36:37; Joe 2:19; Joe 2:32; Amo 5:6; Zep 2:3; Zec 10:1; Zec 10:6; Zec 13:9; Mat 6:13; Mat 7:11; Mat 18:20; Mat 21:22; Mar 11:25; Luk 11:13; Luk 18:8; Luk 21:36; Joh 4:10; Joh 4:24; Joh 9:31; Joh 14:14; Joh 15:7; Joh 15:16; Joh 16:24; Joh 16:27; Act 22:16; Rom 8:26; Rom 10:13; Eph 2:18; Eph 3:20; Heb 4:16; Heb 10:23; Heb 11:6; Jas 1:7; Jas 4:8; Jas 4:10; Jas 5:16; 1Jn 3:22; 1Jn 5:15
Answered
Job 34:28; Psa 3:4; Psa 4:1; Psa 6:9; Psa 18:6; Psa 120:1; Psa 21:2; Psa 21:4; Psa 22:5; Psa 22:24; Psa 28:6; Psa 30:3; Psa 31:22; Psa 34:6; Psa 40:1; Psa 66:20; Psa 77:2; Psa 81:7; Psa 99:8; Psa 106:44; Psa 107:7; Psa 107:20; Psa 116:2; Psa 118:5; Psa 118:21; Psa 119:26; Psa 138:3; Lam 3:58; Hos 12:4; Jon 2:2; Jon 2:7; Luk 23:43; Act 4:31; 2Co 12:9; Jas 5:18
Answered prayer, instances of:
- Cain
Gen 4:15
- Abraham:
b for a son
Gen 15
b Entreating for Sodom
Gen 18:33
b for Ishmael
Gen 17:20
b for Abimelech
Gen 20:17
- Hagar, for deliverance
Gen 16:13
- Abraham's servant, for guidance
Gen 24:52
- Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy
Gen 25:23
- Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
Gen 32:32; Gen 33:17
- Moses:
b for help at the Red Sea
Exo 14:16
b for help at the waters of Marah
Exo 15:25
b for help at Horeb
Exo 17:6
b for help in the battle with the Amalekites
Exo 17:14
b Concerning the murmuring of the Israelites for flesh
Num 11:35
b in behalf of Miriam's leprosy
Num 12:15
- Moses, Aaron, and Samuel
Psa 99:6
- Israelites:
b for deliverance from bondage
Exo 2:25; Exo 3:10; Act 7:34
b for deliverance from Pharaoh's army
Exo 14:30
b for deliverance from the king of Mesopotamia
Jdg 3:9; Jdg 3:15
b for deliverance from Sisera
Jdg 4:3; Jdg 4:24; 1Sa 12:11
b for deliverance from Ammon
Jdg 10:18;
b for God's favor under the reproofs of Azariah
2Ch 15:15
b for deliverance from Babylonian bondage
Neh 9:27
- Gideon, asking the token of dew
Jdg 6:40
- Manoah, asking about Samson
Jdg 13:9
- Samson, asking for strength
Jdg 16:30
- Hannah, asking for a child
1Sa 1:17; 1Sa 1:20
- David:
b Asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands
1Sa 23:12
b Asking whether to pursue Ziklag
1Sa 30:8
b Asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul's death
2Sa 2:1
b Asking whether he should go against the Philistines
2Sa 5:25
b in adversity
Psa 118:5; Psa 138:3
- Solomon, asking wisdom
1Ki 3:13; 1Ki 9:3
- Elijah:
b Raising the widow's son
1Ki 17:22
b Asking fire on his sacrifice
1Ki 18:38
b Asking rain to be withheld
1Ki 17:1; 1Ki 18:1; 1Ki 18:45; Jas 5:17
- Elisha, leading the Syrian army
2Ki 6:20
- Jabez, asking for prosperity
1Ch 4:10
- Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam
2Ch 13:18
- Asa, for victory over Zerah
2Ch 14:15
- The people of Judah
2Ch 15:15
- Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites
2Ch 18:31; 2Ch 20:27
- Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael
2Ki 13:4
- Priests and Levites, when blessing the people
2Ch 30:27
- Hezekiah and Isaiah:
b for deliverance from Sennacherib
2Ki 19:20; 2Ch 32:23
b to save Hezekiah's life
2Ki 20:7; 2Ki 20:11; 2Ch 32:24
- Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon
2Ch 33:13; 2Ch 33:19
- Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites
1Ch 5:20
- The Jews, returning from the captivity
Ezr 8:21; Ezr 8:23
- Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed
Eze 4:15
- Daniel:
b for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream
Dan 2:23
b Interceding for the people
Dan 9:23
b in a vision
Dan 10:12
- Zacharias, for a son
Luk 1:13
- The leper, for healing
Mat 8:3; Mar 1:43; Luk 5:13
- Centurion, for his servant
Mat 8:13; Luk 7:10; Joh 4:51
- Peter, asking that Tabitha be restored
Act 9:40
- The disciples, for Peter
Act 12:17
- Paul, to be restored to health
2Co 1:11
Prayer in behalf of nations
Nation, Prayer for
Penitential prayer:
- Of David
Psa 51:17
- Of the publican
Luk 18:13
Prayer, Confession in; Sin, Confession of
Imprecatory prayers
Num 16:15; Num 22:11; Num 23:8; Num 24:10; Deu 11:30; Deu 27:13; Deu 33:11; Jos 8:34; Jdg 16:28; 2Sa 16:12; Neh 4:5; Neh 5:13; Job 3:10; Job 27:7; Psa 5:10; Psa 6:10; Psa 9:20; Psa 10:2; Psa 10:15; Psa 25:3; Psa 28:4; Psa 31:18; Psa 35:4; Psa 35:8; Psa 35:26; Psa 40:15; Psa 54:5; Psa 55:9; Psa 55:15; Psa 56:7; Psa 58:7; Psa 59:5; Psa 59:11; Psa 59:15; Psa 68:2; Psa 69:24; Psa 69:28; Psa 70:3; Psa 71:13; Psa 79:10; Psa 79:12; Psa 83:17; Psa 94:2; Psa 109:7; Psa 109:20; Psa 109:29; Psa 119:78; Psa 119:84; Psa 129:5; Psa 140:10; Psa 143:12; Psa 144:6; Jer 11:20; Jer 12:3; Jer 15:15; Jer 17:18; Jer 18:23; Jer 20:12; Lam 1:22; Lam 3:66; Gal 1:9; 2Ti 4:15
Submission in prayer, exemplified:
- By Jesus
Mat 26:39; Mar 14:36; Luk 22:42
- By David
2Sa 12:23
- By Job
Job 1:21
Private prayer, enjoined
Mat 6:6
Prayer exemplified:
- By Lot
Gen 19:20
- By Eliezer
Gen 24:12
- By Jacob
Gen 32:12
- By Gideon
Jdg 6:22; Jdg 6:36; Jdg 6:39
- By Hannah
1Sa 1:10
- By David
2Sa 7:29
by Hezekiah
2Ki 20:2
- By Isaiah
2Ki 20:11
- By Manasseh
2Ch 33:19
- By Ezra
Ezr 9:6
- By Nehemiah
Neh 2:4
- By Jeremiah
Jer 32:25
- By Daniel
Dan 9:3; Dan 9:19
- By Jonah
Jon 2:1
- By Habakkuk
Hab 1:2
- By Anna
Luk 2:37
- By Jesus
Mat 14:23; Mat 26:36; Mat 26:39; Mar 1:35; Luk 9:18; Luk 9:29
- By Paul
Act 9:11
- By Peter
Act 9:40; Act 10:9
- By Cornelius
Act 10:30
Family prayer:
- By Abraham
Gen 12:5; Gen 12:8
by Jacob
Gen 35:3
- By Cornelius
Act 10:2
Social prayer:
- General references
Mat 18:19; Act 1:14; Act 16:25; Act 20:36; Act 21:5
- Held in private houses
Act 1:14; Act 12:12
- Held in the temple
Act 2:46; Act 3:1
Prayers of Jesus:
- In a mountain
Mat 14:23; Mar 6:46; Luk 6:12; Luk 9:28
- In Gethsemane
Mat 26:36; Mar 14:32; Luk 22:45
- The Lord's prayer
Mat 6:9; Luk 11:1
- Before day
Mar 1:35
- In distress
Joh 12:27; Heb 5:7
- In the wilderness
Luk 5:16
- In behalf of Peter
Luk 22:32
- For the Comforter
Joh 14:16
- After the supper
Joh 17
Prayers of the apostles
Act 1:25
Praying to idols
1Ki 18:29
Confession in prayer
Lev 5:5; Lev 26:40; Num 5:7; Jdg 10:10; Jdg 10:15; 1Sa 12:10; 1Ki 8:47; Ezr 9:6; Ezr 9:15; Neh 1:7; Neh 9:2; Neh 9:35; Job 7:20; Job 40:5; Psa 31:10; Psa 32:3; Psa 32:5; Psa 38:8; Psa 38:10; Psa 38:18; Psa 40:12; Psa 51:4; Psa 69:5; Psa 106:7; Psa 119:176; Psa 130:3; Pro 28:13; Isa 6:5; Isa 59:13; Jer 3:13; Jer 3:25; Jer 14:7; Jer 14:20; Lam 1:18; Lam 3:42; Lam 5:16; Dan 9:15
Importunity in prayer
Gen 18:32; Gen 32:29; Exo 32:32; Deu 9:25; Jdg 6:40; Jdg 16:28; 1Sa 1:11; 1Sa 12:23; 1Ki 8:30; Ezr 9:6; Neh 1:6; Psa 17:1; Psa 17:6; Psa 22:2; Psa 22:19; Psa 28:2; Psa 35:23; Psa 55:2; Psa 55:17; Psa 57:2; Psa 61:2; Psa 70:5; Psa 86:3; Psa 86:6; Psa 88:2; Psa 88:9; Psa 88:13; Psa 102:2; Psa 119:58; Psa 119:147; Psa 130:2; Psa 141:2; Psa 142:2; Isa 38:3; Isa 62:7; Isa 64:12; Dan 9:3; Dan 9:19; Jon 1:14; Hab 1:2; Mat 15:28; Mar 7:29; Luk 7:3; Luk 11:8; Luk 18:7; Luk 22:44; Rom 8:26; 2Co 12:8; Eph 6:18; Heb 5:7
Instances of importunity in prayer:
- Jacob
Gen 32:30
- Moses
Exo 33:16; Exo 34:9
- Elijah
1Ki 18:44
- The two blind men of Jericho
Mat 20:31; Mar 10:48; Luk 18:39
- The Syro-Phenician woman
Mat 15:28; Mar 7:30
- The centurion
Mat 8:5; Luk 7:4
Intercessory prayer
Intercession; Jesus, The Christ, Mediation of
Prayers of the wicked not heard
Wicked, Prayer of
Pleas offered in prayer
Gen 32:12; Exo 32:13; Exo 33:13; Num 14:18; Num 16:22; Deu 3:25; Deu 9:18; Deu 9:29; Jos 7:9; 2Sa 7:29; 1Ki 8:26; 1Ki 8:60; 1Ki 18:37; 2Ki 19:19; Isa 37:20; 2Ch 14:11; Neh 1:9; Neh 9:32; Psa 4:1; Psa 9:20; Psa 25:6; Psa 27:9; Psa 31:3; Psa 38:16; Psa 69:6; Psa 69:13; Psa 69:16; Psa 71:18; Psa 74:11; Psa 74:18; Psa 74:23; Psa 79:12; Psa 83:2; Psa 83:18; Psa 86:5; Psa 86:17; Psa 89:51; Psa 106:47; Psa 109:27; Psa 115:2; Psa 119:38; Psa 119:43; Psa 119:49; Psa 119:73; Psa 119:94; Psa 119:116; Psa 119:124; Psa 119:146; Psa 119:149; Psa 119:153; Psa 119:176; Psa 143:12; Isa 63:19; Jer 14:21; Jer 18:21; Lam 3:63; Joe 2:17
Thanksgiving before taking food
Jos 9:14; 1Sa 9:13; Mat 14:19; Mar 6:41; Luk 9:16; Joh 6:11; Joh 6:23; Mat 26:27; Mar 14:23; Luk 22:19; 1Co 11:24; Mar 8:7; Mat 15:36; Act 27:35; Rom 14:6; 1Co 10:31; 1Ti 4:4
Unclassified scriptures relating to prayer
Gen 32:28; Hos 12:4; 1Ch 16:11; 1Ch 16:35; 2Ch 7:14; Neh 4:9; Psa 27:8; Psa 105:4; Psa 145:18; Pro 15:8; Ecc 5:2; Isa 55:6; Lam 3:41; Zec 12:10; Mat 6:13; Mat 7:8; Mat 21:22; Mar 11:24; Mar 9:29; Luk 11:13; Luk 18:1; Rom 8:26; 1Co 14:15; Eph 3:12; Eph 6:19; Phi 4:6; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 2:8; Heb 4:16; Jas 5:16; ; Rev 5:8; Rev 8:4