Thematic Bible: Prayed for


Thematic Bible




On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed and stationed watchmen (prophets),
Who will never keep silent day or night;
You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves,
Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightSleeplessnessWatchmanAnticipation


Then falling on his knees [in worship], he cried out loudly, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them [do not charge them]!” When he had said this, he fell asleep [in death]. Verse ConceptsIntercessionPraying LoudlyAttitudes, in prayerKneelingParticipation, In SinPeace, Believers Experience OfPrayer, For OthersSleep, And DeathIntercessory PrayerEnemies, Christian Response ToGod Forgive!Martyrdom


Teach me Your way, O Lord,
I will walk and live in Your truth;
Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
Verse ConceptsWalking In The TruthKnowing God's WaysGuidance, Receiving God'sGod's WaysMotives, Importance OfWalkingGod TeachingWhole HeartednessGod's TruthBeing Devoted to GodPurityFocusdevotion

First of all, then, I admonish and urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men, For kings and all who are in positions of authority or high responsibility, that [outwardly] we may pass a quiet and undisturbed life [and inwardly] a peaceable one in all godliness and reverence and seriousness in every way.