Twice daily

• Ps 88:1

Thrice daily

• Ps 55:17
• Da 6:10

All night

• Lu 6:12

Without ceasing

• 1Th 5:17

Boldness in

Enjoined

• Heb 4:16

Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom

• Ge 18:23-32

By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel

• Ex 33:12
• Ex 33:18

Secret

• Ge 24:63
• Mt 6:6

Silent

• Ps 5:1

Weeping in

• Ezr 10:1

In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah

• 1Ki 18:27

Long

Of Pharisees

• Mt 23:14

Of scribes

• Mr 12:40
• Lu 20:47

Profuse, to be avoided

• Ec 5:2
• Mt 6:7

Vain repetitions of, to be avoided

• Mt 6:7

Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer

By Abraham’ s servant

• Ge 24:14

Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece

• Jud 6:36-40

Rebuked

Of Moses, at the Red Sea

• Ex 14:15

When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land

• De 3:23-27

Of Joshua

• Jos 7:10

Evils averted by

• Jer 26:19

Unbelief in

• Job 21:15

“;The Lord’ s Prayer,”

• Mt 6:9-13
• Lu 11:2-4

However, see

• Joh 17:1-26

Answer to, withheld

Of Balaam

• De 23:5
• Jos 24:10

Of Job

• Job 30:20

Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites

• De 1:45

The prayer of Jesus, “Let this cup pass away,”

• Mt 26:39
• Mt 26:42
• Mt 26:44

And

• Mt 27

Answer to, delayed

• Ps 22:1
• Ps 22:2
• Ps 40:1
• Ps 80:4
• Ps 88:14
• Jer 42:7
• Hab 1:2
• Lu 18:7

Answer to, exceeds petition

Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life

• 1Ki 3:7-14
• 2Ch 1:10-12

The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter’s deliverance

• Ac 12:15

Answer to, different from the request

Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise

• De 3:23-27

The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul

• Ps 106:14
• Ps 106:15

Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead

• Joh 11

Paul asked that the “thorn in the flesh” be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it

• 2Co 12:8
• 2Co 12:9

In Behalf of Nations

See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR

See NATIONS, PRAYER FOR

Penitential

Of David

• Ps 51:1-17

Of the tax collector

• Lu 18:13

See PRAYER, CONFESSION IN, below

See SIN, CONFESSION OF

See SIN, CONFESSION OF

Imprecatory

Submission in, exemplified by Jesus

• Mt 26:39
• Mr 14:36
• Lu 22:42

David

• 2Sa 12:22
• 2Sa 12:23

Job

• Job 1:20
• Job 1:21

Private, enjoined

• Mt 6:6

Exemplified by

Lot

• Ge 19:20

Eliezer

• Ge 24:12

Jacob

• Ge 32:9-12

Gideon

• Jud 6:22
• Jud 6:36
• Jud 6:39

Hannah

• 1Sa 1:10

David

• 2Sa 7:18-29

Hezekiah

• 2Ki 20:2

• Isaiah 2

Manasseh

• 2Ch 33:18
• 2Ch 33:19

Ezra

• Ezr 9:5
• Ezr 9:6

Nehemiah

• Ne 2:4

Jeremiah

• Jer 32:16-25

Daniel

• Da 9:3
• Da 9:19

Jonah

• Jon 2:1

Habakkuk

• Hab 1:2

Anna

• Lu 2:37

Jesus

• Mt 14:23
• Mt 26:36
• Mt 26:39
• Mr 1:35
• Lu 9:18
• Lu 9:29

Paul

• Ac 9:11

Peter

• Ac 9:40
• Ac 10:9

Cornelius

• Ac 10:30

Family

By Abraham

• Ge 12:5
• Ge 12:8

By Jacob

• Ge 35:3

By Cornelius

• Ac 10:2

Social

• Mt 18:19
• Ac 1:13
• Ac 1:14
• Ac 16:25
• Ac 20:36
• Ac 21:5

Held in private houses

• Ac 1:13
• Ac 1:14
• Ac 12:12

Held in the temple

• Ac 2:46
• Ac 3:1

Of Jesus

On a mountain

• Mt 14:23
• Mr 6:46
• Lu 6:12
• Lu 9:28

In the garden of Gethsemane

• Mt 26:36
• Mr 14:32
• Lu 22:45

The Lord’ s prayer

• Mt 6:9
• Lu 11:1

However, see

• Joh 17:1-26

Before daylight

• Mr 1:35

In distress

• Joh 12:27
• Heb 5:7

In the wilderness

• Lu 5:16

In behalf of Peter

• Lu 22:31
• Lu 22:32

For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come

• Joh 14:16

After the supper

• Joh 17

Of the apostles

• Ac 1:24
• Ac 1:25

To idols

• 1Ki 18:26-29

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For Abimelech

• Ge 20:17

Hagar, for deliverance

• Ge 16:7-13

Abraham’ s servant, for guidance

• Ge 24:12-52

Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy

• Ge 25:22
• Ge 25:23

Jacob, for deliverance from Esau

• Ge 32:9-32
• Ge 33:1-17

Moses, for help at the Red Sea

• Ex 14:15
• Ex 14:16

Moses, at the waters of Marah

• Ex 15:25

Moses, at Mount Horeb

• Ex 17:4-6

Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites

• Ex 17:8-14

Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat

• Nu 11:11-35

Moses, on behalf of Miriam’ s leprosy

• Nu 12:13-15

Moses, Aaron, and Samuel

• Ps 99:6

Israelites for deliverance

From bondage

• Ex 2:23-25
• Ex 3:7-10
• Ac 7:34

From Pharaoh’ s army

• Ex 14:10-30

From the king of Mesopotamia

• Jud 3:9
• Jud 3:15

Sisera

• Jud 4:3
• Jud 4:23
• Jud 4:24
• 1Sa 12:9-11

Ammon

• Jud 10:6-18
• Jud 11:1-33

For God’ s favor under the reproofs of Azariah 2Ch 15:1-15

From Babylonian bondage

• Ne 9:27

Gideon, asking for the token of dew

• Jud 6:36-40

Manoah, asking about Samson

• Jud 13:8
• Jud 13:9

Samson, asking for strength

• Jud 16:28-30

Hannah, asking to give birth to a child

• 1Sa 1:10-17
• 1Sa 1:19
• 1Sa 1:20

David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands

• 1Sa 23:10-12

David, asking about Ziklag

• 1Sa 30:8

David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul’ s death

• 2Sa 2:1

David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines

• 2Sa 5:19-25

David, in adversity

• Ps 118:5
• Ps 138:3

Solomon, asking for wisdom

• 1Ki 3:1-13
• 1Ki 9:2
• 1Ki 9:3

Elijah, raising the widow’ s son

• 1Ki 17:22

Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice

• 1Ki 18:36-38

Elijah, asking for rain

• 1Ki 17:1
• 1Ki 18:1
• 1Ki 18:42-45
• Jas 5:17

Elisha, leading the Syrian army

• 2Ki 6:17-20

Jabez, asking for prosperity

• 1Ch 4:10

Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam

• 2Ch 13:14-18

Asa, for victory over Zerah

• 2Ch 14:11-15

The people of Judah

• 2Ch 15:15

Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites

• 2Ch 18:31
• 2Ch 20:6-27

Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael

• 2Ki 13:4

Priests and Levites, when blessing the people

• 2Ch 30:27

Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib

• 2Ki 19:14-20
• 2Ch 32:20-23

To save Hezekiah’ s life

• 2Ki 20:1-7
• 2Ki 20:11
• 2Ch 32:24

Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon

• 2Ch 33:13
• 2Ch 33:19

The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites

• 1Ch 5:20

The Jews, returning from the captivity

• Ezr 8:21
• Ezr 8:23

Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed

• Eze 4:12-15

Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream

• Da 2:19-23

Daniel, interceding for the people

• Da 9:20-23

Daniel, in a vision

• Da 10:12

Zacharias, for a son

• Lu 1:13

The leper, for healing

• Mt 8:2
• Mt 8:3
• Mr 1:40-43
• Lu 5:12
• Lu 5:13

Centurion, for his servant

• Mt 8:5-13
• Lu 7:3-10
• Joh 4:50
• Joh 4:51

Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life

• Ac 9:40

The disciples, for Peter

• Ac 12:5-17

Paul, to be restored to health

• 2Co 1:9-11

The two blind men of Jericho

• Mt 20:30
• Mt 20:31
• Mr 10:48
• Lu 18:39

The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman

• Mt 15:22-28
• Mr 7:25-30

The Roman centurion

• Mt 8:5
• Lu 7:3
• Lu 7:4