re:Worship: Prayer Index: Old Testament

Here is a list of prayers by Old Testament scripture reference. Note that this list does not include prayers based on the book of Psalms. For prayers based on the Psalms, see this index instead:

Prayer Index: Psalms

If you're looking for prayers based on New Testament passages, see these indices:

Prayer Index: Gospels

Prayer Index: Acts through Revelation

For prayers of Confession, see
Confession & Assurance: Old Testament
Confession & Assurance: New Testament

Genesis 1 Intercession

Genesis 1 pastoral prayer
Genesis 1 thanksgiving, petition
Genesis 1 petition
Genesis 1 Opening prayer, invocation
Genesis 1 Thanksgiving

Genesis 1:1-3 pastoral prayer
Genesis 9:8-17 Intercession

Genesis 9:8-17 Praise

Genesis 9:8-17 Prayer for the world

Genesis 9:8-17 Offering prayer

Genesis 9:8-17 Invocation, opening prayer

Genesis 9:8-17 Praise, adoration

Genesis 9:8-17 Petition

Genesis 9:13 Thanks, petition
Genesis 12:1-4 intercession
Genesis 12:1-9 intercession
Genesis 16 Intercession

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Offering prayer

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Pastoral prayer, intercession

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Prayer at the Table

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Intercession

Genesis 28:10-19 Opening prayer
Genesis 32 Petition
Genesis 32:22-31 Prayer of Commitment
Genesis 37:1-28 Confession & Commitment
Genesis 37:1-28 Intercession
Genesis 45:1-15 Affirmation & Commitment
Genesis 45:1-15 Intercession
Genesis 45:1-15 Prayer for Famine Relief Workers
Genesis 45:1-15 Offering prayer
Exodus Intercession
Exodus 1:8-2:10 Intercession
Exodus 3:1-15 Opening prayer
Exodus 3:1-15 Commitment / Offering
Exodus 3:1-15 Intercession
Exodus 4:12

Exodus 12:1-14 Intercession
Exodus 12:1-14 Thanksgiving
Exodus 12:1-14 Prayer at the Table
Exodus 14:19-31 Prayer of the Day
Exodus 14:19-31 Opening prayer
Exodus 14:19-31 Thanksgiving, Communion
Exodus 14:19-31 Opening prayer, praise
Exodus 15 Praise
Exodus 16 Opening prayer

Exodus 16 Petition

Exodus 16:2-15 Offering prayer
Exodus 16:2-15 Intercession
Exodus 17:1-7 Thanksgiving
Exodus 17:1-7 Intercession
Exodus 20:1-17 Opening prayer, invocation

Exodus 20:1-17 Intercession

Exodus 20:1-17 Prayer at the table

Exodus 20:1-20 Commitment
Exodus 20:1-20 Thanksgiving
Exodus 20:1-20 Commitment
Exodus 20:1-20 Prayer of the Day, commitment
Exodus 20:1-20 Opening prayer
Exodus 20:1-20 Intercession
Exodus 23:9 Commitment
Exodus 23:9 Commitment
Exodus 32:1-14 Opening prayer, praise
Exodus 32:1-14 Intercession
Exodus 33:12-23 Opening prayer
Exodus 33:12-23 Praise litany
Exodus 33:12-23 Intercession
Exodus 33:12-23 Confession, commitment
Exodus 33:12-23 Opening prayer, praise
Exodus 33:12-23 Opening prayer, commitment
Leviticus 19 Intercession
Leviticus 19:9-10 Closing prayer
Leviticus 19:9-10 Commitment
Leviticus 19:9-10 Commitment
Leviticus 19:9-10 Intercession, commitment
Leviticus 19:9-10 Offering
Leviticus 19:34 prayer litany
Leviticus 19:34 thanksgiving, commitment
Numbers 21:4-9 Petition

Numbers 21:4-9 Intercession

Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Commitment
Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Commitment
Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Intercession

Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Opening prayer
Deuteronomy 5:33 Intercession, petition
Deuteronomy 6:5 (Opening prayer, invocation)
Deuteronomy 10:19 Commitment
Deuteronomy 10:19 Commitment

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Opening prayer

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Pastoral prayer
Deuteronomy 10:19 prayer litany
Deuteronomy 10:19 thanksgiving, commitment
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Commitment
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Commitment, closing prayer
Deuteronomy 30:19 thanksgiving, commitment
Deuteronomy 32:10-11
Deuteronomy 32:10-11 Thanksgiving
Deuteronomy 32:10-11 Closing prayer, healing
Deuteronomy 32:35 Petition

Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Prayer of Approach and Confession
Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Intercession
Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Prayer reflection
Joshua 1:9 Prayer for healing
Joshua 3:7-17 Opening prayer, praise
Joshua 3:7-17 Commitment
Joshua 3:7-17 Intercession
Joshua 3:7-17 Intercession
Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 Commitment
Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 Dedication, commitment
Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 Thanksgiving, Intercession, Commitment
Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 Commitment
Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25 Opening prayer
Joshua 24 Prayer at the Table
1 Samuel 1-2 Prayer reflection, lament

1 Samuel 3:1-10 Commitment

1 Samuel 3:1-20 Intercession

1 Samuel 3:1-20 Commitment

1 Samuel 3:1-20 Invocation

1 Samuel 3:1-20 Thanksgiving, Intercession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Petition, commitment
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Opening prayer
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Commitment

1 Samuel 8:4-20 Petition

1 Samuel 16:1-13 Prayer of the day

1 Samuel 16:1-13 Petition, prayer of the day

1 Samuel 17:32-49 intercession

2 Samuel (life of David)

2 Samuel 6:12-15 Opening prayer

2 Samuel 18 Offering prayer

2 Samuel 18 Intercession

Judges 4:1-7 Prayer of Thanksgiving

1 Kings petition

1 Kings 3 Commitment, petition

1 Kings 3:3-14 Petition

1 Kings 3:3-14 Pastoral prayer

1 Kings 8 Opening prayer

1 Kings 8 Offering prayer

1 Kings 8 pastoral prayer

1 Kings 8 intercession

1 Kings 17 invitation to the offering

1 Kings 17 intercession
1 Kings 17 Opening prayer

1 Kings 17:8-16 Intercession

1 Kings 19:1-8 Intercession

1 Kings 19:8-15 Opening prayer, invocation

1 Kings 19:8-15 Prayer of the day

1 Kings 19:8-15 Opening prayer

1 Kings 19:8-15 Opening prayer, invocation

1 Kings 19:8-15 Opening Prayer
1 Kings 19:9-13 Petition

I Kings 19:9-18 Confession & Commitment

I Kings 19:9-18 Intercession
2 Kings petition

2 Kings 2:1-12 Invocation, opening prayer

2 Kings 2:1-12 Petition, commitment

2 Kings 2:1-14 Petition

2 Kings 5:1-14 Prayer reflection

2 Kings 5:1-14 Intercession

2 Kings 5:1-14 Intercession
2 Kings 5:1-14 Commitment, closing prayer

2 Kings 5:1-15 Petition
1 Chronicles 29:11 Opening prayer
Esther Commitment

Esther Pastoral Prayer

Job

Job 12 Intercession

Job 19:23-27 Pastoral prayer
Job 23 Opening prayer

Job 23 Lament

Job 28 Intercession

Job 38 Prayer for wisdom

Job 42 Intercession

Proverbs 1 Intercession

Proverbs 3:13-19 Intercession

Proverbs 4:18
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Pastoral prayer

Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Intercession

Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Opening prayer

Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Prayers of the People

Isaiah 1:10-18 Offering
Isaiah 1:17

Isaiah 2:1-5 petition, commitment
Isaiah 2:1-5 Intercession

Isaiah 2:1-5 Opening prayer
Isaiah 2:1-5 Petition
Isaiah 2:1-5 Intercession
Isaiah 2:1-5 Opening prayer
Isaiah 2:1-5 Intercession
Isaiah 2:1-5 Intercession
Isaiah 5:1-7 Opening Prayer

Isaiah 5:1-7 Commitment

Isaiah 6:1-8 Petition

Isaiah 6:1-8 Opening prayer

Isaiah 6:3 Intercession

Isaiah 7:10-16 Intercession

Isaiah 7:10-16 Intercession
Isaiah 7:14 Invocation

Isaiah 7:14 praise
Isaiah 9:1-4 opening prayer
Isaiah 9:2 Closing prayer
Isaiah 9:2 Thanksgiving, commitment

Isaiah 9:2 Intercession
Isaiah 9:2 Intercession
Isaiah 9:2,4 Petition, commitment
Isaiah 9:2-7
Isaiah 9:4 Intercession
Isaiah 9:6 intercession
Isaiah 11:1-10 Intercession
Isaiah 11:1-10 Intercession

Isaiah 11:1-10 Invocation
Isaiah 11:1-10 Intercession
Isaiah 11:1-10 Petition
Isaiah 11:2 Praise
Isaiah 11:6-9 Opening prayer
Isaiah 12:1-6 Praise
Isaiah 12:1-6 Opening prayer
Isaiah 18:1-11
Isaiah 26:3 Closing

Isaiah 35 Intercession

Isaiah 35:1-10 Intercession

Isaiah 35:1-10 Intercession
Isaiah 35:1-10 Petition
Isaiah 35:1-10 Intercession
Isaiah 35:1-10 Opening prayer, invocation
Isaiah 35:1-10 Intercession
Isaiah 40:1 opening prayer
Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11 Prayer Reflection

Isaiah 40:1-11 Petition
Isaiah 40:1-11 Opening prayer

Isaiah 40:1-11 Intercession

Isaiah 40:1-11 Opening prayer

Isaiah 40:1-11

Isaiah 40:1-11 Intercession

Isaiah 40:1-11 Prayer of the day

Isaiah 40:3 Petition

Isaiah 40:3 Thanksgiving, commitment
Isaiah 40:3 Petition
Isaiah 40:3 Opening prayer, invocation
Isaiah 40:3 Commitment
Isaiah 40:3-5 Opening prayer

Isaiah 40:3-5 Opening prayer

Isaiah 40:3-5 commitment

Isaiah 40:3-5 Prayer at the table
Isaiah 40:3-5 Commitment

Isaiah 40:21-31 Opening prayer

Isaiah 40:21-31 Opening prayer
Isaiah 40:21-31 Invocation, Illumination
Isaiah 40:27-31
Isaiah 40:27-31 Pastoral Prayer
Isaiah 40:27-31 Thanksgiving
Isaiah 40:27-31 Healing, closing prayer

Isaiah 41:10 Scriptural litany

Isaiah 41:17-18 Opening prayer

Isaiah 41:27-31 Thanksgiving

Isaiah 42:1-4,6-7 Prayer Reflection

Isaiah 42:7 Petition

Isaiah 42:16 Intercession
Isaiah 43:1-3 Scriptural litany

Isaiah 43:1-4 commitment
Isaiah 43:2 commitment, benediction
Isaiah 43:2 Commitment

Isaiah 44:6-8 Opening prayer
Isaiah 45:8 Prayer for the world

Isaiah 49:6 commitment
Isaiah 51:1-6 Prayer of Commitment
Isaiah 52 Intercession

Isaiah 53:3-6 Opening prayer

Isaiah 53:4 Prayer of Commitment

Isaiah 55:1 Opening prayer

Isaiah 55:1-3 Opening prayer
Isaiah 55:1-5 Intercession

Isaiah 55:1-3 Opening prayer

Isaiah 55:1-5 Prayer reflection

Isaiah 55:1-9 Adoration

Isaiah 55:1-9 Opening prayer

Isaiah 55:1-9 Opening prayer, invocation
Isaiah 55:1-11 opening prayer, petition
Isaiah 55:10-13

Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Opening prayer
Isaiah 58 Pastoral prayer

Isaiah 58

Isaiah 58 Commitment

Isaiah 58 Intercession

Isaiah 58:1-9 Opening prayer
Isaiah 58:6 commitment
Isaiah 58:6 dedication, commitment
Isaiah 58:10-12 Petition

Isaiah 58:10-12 Intercession
Isaiah 58:1-12 Centering prayer

Isaiah 60:1-2
Isaiah 60:1-3 Intercession
Isaiah 60:1-3 Intercession
Isaiah 60:1-5 Closing prayer
Isaiah 60:1-6 Opening prayer

Isaiah 60:1-6 Opening prayer

Isaiah 60:1-6

Isaiah 61 Commitment

Isaiah 61:1 Petition
Isaiah 61:1 Petition

Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11 Opening prayer, invocation

Isaiah 61:1-4 Prayer at the table

Isaiah 61:1-4 Commitment

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Adoration

Isaiah 61:3-4 Intercession
Isaiah 61:3-4 Petition

Isaiah 64 Petition

Isaiah 64:1-9 Collect

Isaiah 64:1-9 Intercession

Isaiah 64:1-9 Prayer at the Table
Isaiah 64:8 Commitment
Isaiah 64:8 Opening Prayer
Isaiah 64:8
Isaiah 64:8
Isaiah 64:8 Commitment
Isaiah 64:8 Closing Prayer
Isaiah 64:8 Closing Prayer
Isaiah 64:8
Isaiah 64:8 Closing Prayer
Isaiah 64:8 Thanksgiving
Isaiah 64:8 Petition
Isaiah 64:8
Isaiah 64:8 Thanksgiving/Commitment
Isaiah 64:8

Isaiah 65:17-25 pastoral prayer
Jeremiah 1:4-10

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Petition

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Petition / Closing Prayer

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Commitment

Jeremiah 1:4-10 Intercession

Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Opening Prayer

Jeremiah 9:1 Petition
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Prayer of the Day
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Commitment
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Petition
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Thanksgiving
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Closing Prayer
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Closing Prayer
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Opening Prayer
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Commitment
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Thanksgiving/Commitment
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Petition
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Closing Prayer
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Jeremiah 18:1-11

Jeremiah 23:1-6 Petition
Jeremiah 29:4-7 petition
Jeremiah 29:7 Intercession

Jeremiah 31:3 commitment
Jeremiah 31:7-9 Opening prayer

Jeremiah 31:31-34 opening prayer
Jeremiah 31:31-34 offering
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Invocation, opening prayer

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Invocation, commitment

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Commitment

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Prayer at the Table

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Petition, thanksgiving

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Opening prayer, invocation

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Invocation litany
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Prayer of thanksgiving at the table

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Petition, intercession
Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15 Opening Prayer

Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15 Petition

Jeremiah 33:14-16 Intercession

Lamentations 3:19-26 Lament, thanksgiving
Lamentations 3:22-26 Opening, thanksgiving
Ezekiel 11:19 Commitment

Ezekiel 34:11-16 Offering prayer

Ezekiel 34:11-24 Prayer litany

Ezekiel 36:26 Commitment

Ezekiel 36:26-27 Petition, thanksgiving

Ezekiel 36:26-27 Commitment

Ezekiel 36:26-27 Petition

Ezekiel 37:1-14 Prayers at the Table
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Intercession
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Petition, invocation
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Opening prayer
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Intercession
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Offering
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Intercession
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Pastoral prayer, intercession
Hosea 11:1-7

Joel 2:1-3 Petition

Joel 2:23-29 Intercession
Joel 2:28 intercession
Joel 2:28-32 Opening prayer, invocation
Joel 2:28-32 Invocation
Joel 2:28-32 Prayer litany
Joel 2:28 Opening prayer, invocation

Amos 5 Confession, Lament

Amos 5:24 commitment
Amos 8:4-7 Petition

Amos 8:4-7 Petition

Jonah 3 Intercession

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Approach, confession

Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Thanksgiving

Jonah Confession, commitment

Micah 6:6-8 Gratitude, commitment
Micah 6:8 Prayer for our nation