Bible Verses About Prayer

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

My heart grew hot within me: and in my meditation a fire shall flame out.

I spoke with my tongue: O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days: that I may know what is wanting to me.

Behold thou hast made my days measurable. and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity: every man living.

Surely man passeth as an image: yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up: and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things.

And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.

I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.

Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

And I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.

I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.

Unto the end, understanding for David,

Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?

All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary: for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar) when the Philistines held him in Geth.