43 Bible Verses about Prayer During Hard Times

pray without ceasing;

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.

They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And in the days of famine they will have abundance.

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,

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

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime;
And His song will be with me in the night,
A prayer to the God of my life.

But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

On the day I called, You answered me;
You made me bold with strength in my soul.

If you are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.

Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

From my distress I called upon the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me in a large place.

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs in the night,

Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men,

In the day of prosperity be happy,
But in the day of adversity consider—
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will not discover anything that will be after him.

“Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard?
Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;
And let them pray for him continually;
Let them bless him all day long.

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

I will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?”