Prayer, Private

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• 2 Chronicles 33:19 OT

  His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherah poles and the engraved images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in…

• Ezra 9:5 OT

  At the evening offering I arose up from my humiliation, even with my garment and my robe torn; and I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Yahweh my God;

• Ezra 9:6 OT

  and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

• Nehemiah 2:4 OT

  Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

• Jeremiah 32:16-25 OT

  Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing…

• Daniel 9:3 OT

  I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and petitions, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

• Daniel 9:17 OT

  “Now therefore, our God, listen to the prayer of your servant, and to his petitions, and cause your face to shine on your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.

• Jonah 2:1 OT

  Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fish’s belly.

• Habakkuk 1:2 OT

  Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?

• Luke 2:37 NT

  and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and petitions night and day.

• Acts 9:40 NT

  Peter sent them all out, and knelt down and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

• Acts 10:9 NT

  Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

• Acts 10:30 NT

  Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,