'Prayers' in the Bible

and they buried Saul's bones and his son Jonathan's bones in the territory of Benjamin in Zela, in the tomb of Saul's father Kish. After they had done everything that the king commanded, God responded to prayers for the land.

built an altar to the LORD there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD answered David's prayers for the land and the pestilence on Israel was averted.

Do this so your eyes may remain open to the requests of your servant and to the requests of your people's prayers, to listen to them whenever they call out to you,

"And now, my God, please let your eyes be open and your ears attentive to the prayers that are uttered in this place.

"Now therefore my eyes will remain open and my ears will remain listening to the prayers that are offered in this place.

"And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor.

Surely God has heard, and he paid attention to my prayers.

Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers nor his gracious love from me. To the Director of music: Accompanied by stringed instruments. A Psalm. A song.

This ends the prayers of Jesse's son David. A song of Asaph.

LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, when will your smoldering anger toward your people's prayers cease?

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

The LORD is far away from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

""Don't be afraid, Daniel,' he told me, "because from the first day that you committed yourself to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I've come in answer to your prayers.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!

They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

The angel answered him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the poor have arisen as a reminder to God. Send men now to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter.

in my prayers at all times, asking that somehow by God's will I may at last succeed in coming to you.

as you also help us by your prayers for us. Then many people will thank God on our behalf because of the favor shown us through the prayers of many.

since this ministry you render is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, it is also overflowing with more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God.

And so in their prayers for you they will long for you because of God's exceptional grace that was shown to you.

I never stop giving thanks for you as I mention you in my prayers.

always praying joyfully in every one of my prayers for all of you

I know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the help that comes from the Spirit of Jesus the Messiah.

Never worry about anything. Instead, in every situation let your petitions be made known to God through prayers and requests, with thanksgiving.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

We always thank God for all of you when we mention you in our prayers.

First of all, then, I urge you to offer to God petitions, prayers, intercessions, and expressions of thanks for all people,

A woman who has no other family members to care for her and who is left all alone has placed her hope in God and devotes herself to petitions and prayers night and day.

I constantly thank my God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did when I remember you in my prayers night and day,

I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers,

22Meanwhile, prepare a guest room for me, too, for I am hoping through your prayers to be returned to you.

As a mortal man, he offered up prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.

In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers.

For the Lord watches the righteous, and he pays attention to their prayers. But the Lord opposes those who do wrong."

When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders bowed down in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of the saints.

Another angel came with a gold censer and stood at the altar. He was given a large quantity of incense to offer on the gold altar before the throne, along with the prayers of all the saints.

The smoke from the incense and the prayers of the saints went up from the angel's hand to God.