Bible Verses About Prayer

Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,

Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

Desolations are upon them, They go down to Sheol--alive, For wickedness is in their dwelling, in their midst.

I--to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.

Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,

By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God is for me.

I call to God Most High, To God who is perfecting for me.

They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.

Slay them not, lest my people forget, Shake them by Thy strength, And bring them down, O Lord our shield.

They--they wander for food, If they are not satisfied--then they murmur.

To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. --By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.

From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

Unto Him with my mouth I have called, And exaltation is under my tongue.

But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed is God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

To the Overseer. --A Psalm, a song of David. Rise doth God--scattered are His enemies! And those hating Him flee from His face.

As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

O God, Thou--Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.

And I--my prayer is to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.