The Bible contains some incredible models of prayer given for us to learn and follow. In the next few blogs I am going to include some of the great prayers in the Scriptures. The book of Psalms is primarily a book of prayers, some given as songs and poems. Since there are 150 of those, I won’t include a lot of the Psalms. Rather, I am going to point you all to other places where people in specific situations offer specific prayers. In this blog I will give some wonderful prayers of worship, praise, and thanksgiving.
- Exodus 15 – Moses and Israel’s praise for God’s deliverance from Egyptian slavery
- Judges 5:1-31 – Deborah & Barak’s praise for victory in battle
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 – Hannah’s praise for God giving her Samuel as a son
- 2 Samuel 22:1-51 – David’s praise for delivering him from his enemies
- 1 Chronicles 16:8-36 – David gives praise because God has loved his people
- 2 Chronicles 6:12-42 – Solomon’s prayer of praise and dedication at the opening of the Temple in Jerusalem
- Daniel 4:34-35 – King Nebuchadnezzar’s praise to God for restoring him
- Jonah 2:1-9 – Jonah’s prayer giving thanks and praise for God’s forgiveness and restoration
- Luke 1:46-55 – Mary’s praise after the angel announced to her that she would be the mother of the Messiah
- Luke 2:25-38 – Simeon and Anna’s praise for their being able to see Jesus the promised Messiah
- Romans 11:33-36 – Paul’s praise for the reality that God had given him wisdom
- Revelation 4:11 – The prayer of praise at the throne by the saints in heaven
