Scriptures on Prayer
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Give ear, O' Lord, to my prayer; and listen to the cry of my supplications*. ~ Psalm 86:6
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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication*, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ~ Philippians 4:6
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Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ~ Colossians 4:2
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Hear me when I call, O' Godof my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. ~ Psalm 4:1
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The Lord has heard my supplication*; the Lord receives my prayer. ~ Psalm 6:9
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Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. ~ Isaiah 55:6
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Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ~ Matthew 7:7-8
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All of you must keep awake*, watch, and pray that you may not come into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing but the flesh* is weak. ~ Matthew 26:41
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And whatever you ask for in prayer, having faith and believing, you will receive. ~ Matthew 21:22
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Is anyone among you afflicted*? He should pray. Is anyone glad at heart? He should sing praise. ~ James 5:13
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Confess to one another therefore your faults* and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored*. The earnest* prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available dynamic in its working. ~ James 5:13
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Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man. ~ Luke 21:36
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Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to prayer offered in this place. ~ 2 Chronicles 7:15
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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright* is His delight! ~ Proverbs 15:8
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The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous. ~ Proverbs 15:29
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Blessed be God, Who has not rejected my prayer nor removed his mercy and loving kindness from being with me. ~ Psalm 66:20
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Be earnest* and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer, being alert and intent in your praying with thanksgiving. ~ Colossians 4:2
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Pray without ceasing. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:17
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And it shall be that before they call I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear. ~ Isaiah 65:24
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But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. ~ Matthew 5:44
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I desire therefore that in every place men should pray, without anger or quarreling* or resentment* or doubt in their minds, lifting up holy hands. ~ 1 Timothy 2:8
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Evening and morning and at noon will I utter my complaint and moan and sigh, and He will hear my voice. ~ Psalm 55:17
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So too the Holy Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we outh, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet out supplication* and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance. ~Romans 8:26
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Also Jesus told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward*. ~ Luke 18:1
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For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe* that it is granted to you, and you will receive it. ~ Mark 11:24
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He will regard the plea of the destitute and will not despise their prayer. ~ Psalm 102:17
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But the end and culmination* of all things has now come near; keep sound minded and self-restrained and alert therefore for the practice of prayer. ~ 1 Peter 4:7
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"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." ~ Matthew 18:19-20
Glossary
Supplication[s] - the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
Awake - (in this sentence) give strict attention, be cautious & active
Afflicted - ill- treated, suffering evil
Faults - an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature. In this case: your sins, transgressions, guilt, condemnations, offenses or attacks.
Restored - in this sentence: restored to a spiritual tone of mind & heart
Earnest - Sincere or Heartfelt
Upright - Righteous, honest, honorable, or upstanding
Quarreling - to fight or argue
Resentment - bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
Coward - a person who lacks the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things. In this sentence: faint, lose heart, or give up
Culmination - the highest or climactic point of something. A Peak or high point
*Terms are arranged in the order that they appear.
Citations:
Oxford English Dictionary,
Bible (New King James Version)