Bible Verses About Prayer

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them.

Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.

How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?

Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!

Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.

Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants.

May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death.

Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?