Quotes About Prayer

But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.

I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.

O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.