Psalms and Proverbs on Prayer

Psalm 4:1-3

1   Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

2   O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

3   But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.

 Psalm 5:1-3

1   Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.

2   Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.

3   My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

 Psalm 6:8-9

8   Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

9   The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

 Psalm 17:1

Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

 Psalm 35:13-14

13   But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

14   I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

 Psalm 39:12

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

 Psalm 42:8

Yet the LORD will command his loving kindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.

 Psalm 54:2

Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

 Psalm 55:1

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

 Psalm 61:1

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

 Psalm 64:1

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

 Psalm 65:2

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

 Psalm 66:19

But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

 Psalm 66:20

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

 Psalm 69:13

But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

 Psalm 72:15

And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

 Psalm 86:6

Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

 Psalm 88:2

Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

 Psalm 88:13

But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

 Psalm 102:1

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

 Psalm 102:17

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

 Psalm 109:4

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

 Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

 Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

 Psalm 143:1

Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

in the name of Jesus Christ.    Amen.