Quotes About Prayer

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemyís oppression?”

Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.

Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.

He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.

O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.