Bible Facts About Prayer (KJV)

The book of Psalms contains 150 chapters.

Psalm 23 is the beloved shepherd psalm of David.

King David is credited with at least 73 psalms.

Psalm 119 has 176 verses, organized by the Hebrew alphabet.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.

Psalm 91 is the great psalm of refuge under the Almighty's wings.

Be still, and know that I am God.

Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness.

Psalm 117, with only two verses, is the shortest chapter in the Bible.

Habakkuk begins by lamenting that he cries out of violence and the Lord will not save.

The LORD describes them as a bitter and hasty nation.

Habakkuk acknowledges that God is of purer eyes than to behold evil and cannot look on iniquity.

The prophet set himself upon the tower to watch for the LORD's answer.

The vision was to be made plain so that he may run that readeth it.

This famous verse declares that 'the just shall live by his faith.'

The scripture promises the earth will be filled with the knowledge of His glory.

Habakkuk 2:20 states, 'But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.'

The prophet prays, 'in wrath remember mercy.'

Habakkuk concludes with a song of trust, rejoicing in the God of his salvation.

Our Father which art in heaven…

1 Thessalonians 5:17.

Daniel 6:10.

Then cometh Jesus… unto a place called Gethsemane.

Hannah… prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

Matthew 7:7.

James 5:16.

Philippians 4:6.

If my people… shall humble themselves, and pray…

Unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others.

Two men went up into the temple to pray.

The one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself.

God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are.

I fast twice in the week.

Smote upon his breast.

God be merciful to me a sinner.

This man went down to his house justified rather than the other.

Every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Jesus… departed into a mountain to pray.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

The king… commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions.

Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret.

Could ye not watch with me one hour?

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Pray without ceasing.

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah.

And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah.

But Hannah had no children. And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid… but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her… and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Hallowed be thy name.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (KJV).

1 Chronicles 4:9 (KJV) — 'more honourable than his brethren.'

1 Chronicles 4:9 (KJV) — 'Because I bare him with sorrow.'

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV).

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV).

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV) — 'enlarge my coast.'

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV).

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV).

1 Chronicles 4:10 (KJV) — 'God granted him that which he requested.'

1 Chronicles 2:55 (KJV) — 'the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez.'

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do. (Matthew 6:2)

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. (Matthew 6:20)

The light of the body is the eye. (Matthew 6:22)

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? (Matthew 6:27)

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. (Matthew 6:26)

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven. (Matthew 6:9)

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33)

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. (Matthew 6:14)

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces. (Matthew 6:16)

Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves. (Luke 11:5)

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? (Luke 11:6)

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. (Luke 11:7)

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. (Luke 11:8)

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Luke 11:9)

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? (Luke 11:11)

Or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? (Luke 11:11)

Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? (Luke 11:12)

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (Luke 11:13)

How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? (Luke 11:13)

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others. (Luke 18:9)

Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. (Luke 18:10)

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. (Luke 18:11-12)

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13)

God be merciful to me a sinner. (Luke 18:13)

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

For every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)

The Pharisee's prayer was self-righteous and proud — he trusted in his own works and looked down on others, rather than humbly seeking God's mercy. (Luke 18:11-14)

The publican was justified because he recognized his sinfulness and cast himself entirely on God's mercy, while the Pharisee trusted in his own works. (Luke 18:14)

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. (Matthew 4:1-2)

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. (Deuteronomy 8:3)

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 4:17)

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? (Isaiah 58:6-7)

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (Mark 1:35)

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. (Luke 5:16)

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15)

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. (1 Corinthians 11:1)

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret. (Matthew 6:6)

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night. (Joshua 1:8)

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalm 1:2)

He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (Mark 1:35)

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face. (Matthew 6:17)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. (Matthew 4:2)

Pray without ceasing. (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11)

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. (Acts 17:11)

As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ. (Colossians 1:7)

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you. (Colossians 4:12)

...Epaphras... who is for you a faithful minister of Christ. (Colossians 1:7)

Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. (Colossians 1:8)

Epaphras... saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Colossians 4:12)

...that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. (Colossians 4:12)

For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. (Colossians 4:13)

There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus. (Philemon 1:23)

...he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. (Colossians 4:13)

The Greek behind 'labouring fervently' (agonizomenos) means to strive or agonize — the same root as 'agony' — pictures wrestling intercession. (Colossians 4:12)

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes.

He kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed.

His windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem.

They were jealous because the king loved Daniel.

Anyone who prayed to any God or man besides the king would go to the lions.

They brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions.

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths.

Daniel spent the whole night in the den.

No manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Darius decreed that all should tremble before the God of Daniel.

The angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman.

The child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb.

No razor shall come on his head.

The Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times.

He rent him as he would have rent a kid.

Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth.

If I be shaven, then my strength will go from me.

The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes.

O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once.

He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords.