Bible Verses About Prayer: Unclassified scriptures relating to prayer

And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;

and he seeth that he is not able for him, and he cometh against the hollow of his thigh, and the hollow of Jacob's thigh is disjointed in his wrestling with him;

and he saith, `Send me away, for the dawn hath ascended:' and he saith, `I send thee not away, except thou hast blessed me.'

And he saith unto him, `What is thy name?' and he saith, `Jacob.'

And he saith, `Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.

and My people on whom My name is called be humbled, and pray, and seek My face, and turn back from their evil ways, then I--I hear from the heavens, and forgive their sin, and heal their land.

And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

To Thee said my heart `They sought my face, Thy face, O Jehovah, I seek.'

Boast yourselves in His Holy Name, The heart of those seeking Jehovah rejoiceth.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek ye His face continually.

Near is Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye Him, while He is near,

We lift up our heart on the hands unto God in the heavens.

Yea, he is a prince unto the Messenger, And he overcometh by weeping, And he maketh supplication to Him, At Bethel He doth find him, And there He doth speak with us,

And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.

`And when thou mayest pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites, because they love in the synagogues, and in the corners of the broad places--standing--to pray, that they may be seen of men; verily I say to you, that they have their reward.

`But thou, when thou mayest pray, go into thy chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.

`And--praying--ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,

be ye not therefore like to them, for your Father doth know those things that ye have need of before your asking him;

thus therefore pray ye: `Our Father who art in the heavens! hallowed be Thy name.

`Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.