re:Worship: Prayer Index: Psalms

Here is a list of prayers based on the book of Psalms.

For prayers based on other Old Testament texts, see:

Prayer Index: Old Testament

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

Psalm 1 Opening prayer, praise

Psalm 1 Commitment
Psalm 1 Opening Prayer
Psalm 2:1-4 lament, petition
Psalm 5 Commitment

Psalm 8 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 8 Thanksgiving
Psalm 8 Prayer litany

Psalm 8 Thanksgiving, confession

Psalm 8 Opening prayer

Psalm 8 Invocation, Opening prayer

Psalm 9:9-20 praise, adoration, intercession

Psalm 9:13-14, 18-19 intercession

Psalm 13 Lament
Psalm 13 Lament
Psalm 13 Lament
Psalm 14:1 Prayer of affirmation

Psalm 16 Thanksgiving, commitment

Psalm 16 Prayer for guidance, closing prayer

Psalm 16 Commitment, thanksgiving

Psalm 17:6-7 Scriptural opening for prayer
Psalm 19 Intercession
Psalm 19 Prayer reflection
Psalm 19 Prayer poem
Psalm 19 Opening
Psalm 19:1-6 Opening prayer, invocation, praise
Psalm 19 Thanksgiving
Psalm 19 Commitment

Psalm 19 Intercession

Psalm 19 Prayer at the table

Psalm 19 Adoration, pastoral prayer

Psalm 19:1-4 Opening prayer
Psalm 19:4 Intercession

Psalm 19:14 Opening prayer

Psalm 22

Psalm 22 Lament

Psalm 22 Prayer reflection (paraphrase)

Psalm 22:1 Intercession

Psalm 22:1 Opening prayer, lament
Psalm 22:23-31 Pastoral prayer, intercession

Psalm 22:23-31 Intercession

Psalm 22:23-31 Opening prayer

Psalm 22:25-31 Opening prayer

Psalm 23 Thanksgiving
Psalm 23 Pastoral prayer
Psalm 23 Thanksgiving
Psalm 23 Prayer litany

Psalm 23 Commitment

Psalm 23 Intercession

Psalm 23 Petition

Psalm 23 Intercession

Psalm 23 Opening prayer

Psalm 23 Scriptural litany

Psalm 23

Psalm 23 Prayer of Commitment
Psalm 23 Opening prayer
Psalm 23 Intercession
Psalm 23 Intercession
Psalm 23 Intercession
Psalm 23 Thanksgiving and praise
Psalm 23 Petition
Psalm 23 Praise, Thanksgiving
Psalm 23
Psalm 23 Pastoral prayer
Psalm 23 Thanksgiving
Psalm 23 Dedication
Psalm 23 Opening
Psalm 23 Offering

Psalm 23 petition
Psalm 24 Opening prayer, Invocation

Psalm 24 Opening prayer

Psalm 25 Petition

Psalm 25 Opening prayer

Psalm 25:1-5 Opening prayer, Invocation
Psalm 25:1-9 Opening prayer, Invocation
Psalm 25:1-9 Commitment, petition, confession
Psalm 25:1-10 Opening prayer

Psalm 25:1-10 Approach, confession

Psalm 25:1-10 Intercession

Psalm 25:1-10 Lament, petition

Psalm 25:4-5 Intercession

Psalm 25:4-5 Petition
Psalm 27 petition, centering prayer
Psalm 27 thanksgiving, commitment
Psalm 27 Pastoral prayer
Psalm 27:1 Intercession
Psalm 27:1 Intercession
Psalm 27:1 Commitment Psalm 27:3 Scriptural litany

Psalm 29 Commitment, intercession, offering

Psalm 29 Praise

Psalm 29 Petition

Psalm 29 Opening prayer

Psalm 30 Prayer of affirmation

Psalm 30 Petition, Prayer for healing

Psalm 30 Opening litany/prayer

Psalm 30 Prayer litany

Psalm 30 Praise, thanksgiving

Psalm 30 Petition

Psalm 30 Prayer litany

Psalm 30:5 Lament

Psalm 31:9-16 Intercession

Psalm 32 Opening prayer

Psalm 32 Scripture prayer

Psalm 33:12-22 Affirmation

Psalm 33 Prayer of praise
Psalm 33:12-22 Prayer litany
Psalm 33:22 Opening

Psalm 36 Opening prayer

Psalm 36:5-10 Prayer of praise

Psalm 37:7 Opening prayer
Psalm 37:23-24 Petition, intercession Psalm 40 Offering
Psalm 42 Lament

Psalm 42 Intercession

Psalm 42 Scriptural prayer

Psalm 42 Opening prayer

Psalm 42 Lament, commitment

Psalm 42:1-2 opening prayer

Psalm 42:1-2 Opening prayer

Psalm 46 Thanksgiving, commitment
Psalm 46 Intercession
Psalm 46 Prayer litany
Psalm 46 Praise
Psalm 46 Intercession
Psalm 46 Thanksgiving
Psalm 46:10 Opening prayer
Psalm 46:10 Opening prayer, invocation

Psalm 46:10 Opening prayer, invocation

Psalm 46:10 Centering prayer

Psalm 46:10 Centering prayer, praise

Psalm 46:10 Centering prayer

Psalm 46:10 Opening Prayer

Psalm 48 Petition

Psalm 51 Prayer reflection

Psalm 51 Intercession

Psalm 51 Confession & Approach
Psalm 51 Commitment
Psalm 51 Prayer Reflection
Psalm 51 Opening Prayer
Psalm 51:10 Intercession

Psalm 51:12 Commitment
Psalm 51:12 Petition, intercession

Psalm 51:12-19

Psalm 59:16 Thanksgiving, commitment
Psalm 62:5 Opening Psalm 62:5-12 Intercession

Psalm 62:5-12 Approach, confession

Psalm 62:5-12 Opening prayer, thanksgiving

Psalm 62:6-7 Thanksgiving, commitment
Psalm 63 opening prayer
Psalm 63 opening prayer
Psalm 63 petition
Psalm 63
Psalm 63:1 Opening prayer

Psalm 63:1-2 Intercession

Psalm 63:1-5 opening prayer
Psalm 63:1-6 Opening prayer

Psalm 63:1-8 Opening prayer

Psalm 63:1-8 thanksgiving, petition, commitment
Psalm 63:1-8 Prayer reflection

Psalm 63:6-7 closing prayer
Psalm 65 opening prayer
Psalm 65 Praise
Psalm 65 Offering invitation
Psalm 65:1-13 Opening prayer

Psalm 65:5-14 Intercession
Psalm 65 Opening prayer
Psalm 66:1-12 Adoration
Psalm 66:1-12 Opening prayer, invocation
Psalm 66 Opening prayer
Psalm 67 Thanksgiving, Confession

Psalm 67 Commitment

Psalm 67 Petition

Psalm 67 Closing prayer

Psalm 67 Opening prayer
Psalm 71 Opening

Psalm 72

Psalm 72 Intercession
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Intercession

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Prayer of the Day

Psalm 72:1-10 commitment
Psalm 72:15-16 Opening prayer

Psalm 77 Intercession

Psalm 77:1-20 Lament

Psalm 78:1-7 Opening prayer
Psalm 78:1-7 Prayer of the day

Psalm 79:8-9 Opening Prayer: Invocation

Psalm 80 intercession, invocation
Psalm 80 intercession
Psalm 80 Petition

Psalm 80 Openign Prayer
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Prayer at the Table

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Pastoral prayer, opening prayer, commitment

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Collect

Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Intercession

Psalm 80:7-15 Thanksgiving, petition
Psalm 81 Opening prayer
Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Adoration, Confession

Psalm 82:3-4 Petition
Psalm 84 Petition

Psalm 84 Praise and petition

Psalm 84 Opening prayer

Psalm 84 Opening prayer
Psalm 84:1-7 Opening prayer, invocation
Psalm 85

Psalm 85 Prayer Litany

Psalm 85 Opening Prayer

Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 Praise, Pastoral prayer

Psalm 85:8-13 Opening prayer, Invocation, Confession

Psalm 86:2 Adoration
Psalm 86:11 Petition
Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 Opening prayer
Psalm 90 Praise, Confession, Commitment
Psalm 90 Prayer of the Day
Psalm 90 Prayer of Approach and Confession
Psalm 90 Intercession

Psalm 91 Thanksgiving, praise

Psalm 91 Opening Prayer

Psalm 91:2 Thanksgiving, commitment
Psalm 91:4
Psalm 91:4 Thanksgiving
Psalm 91:4 Closing prayer, healing Psalm 91:9-16 Opening prayer

Psalm 91:11-12 Intercession

Psalm 92 Prayer of praise

Psalm 92 Opening prayer

Psalm 93 Opening prayer

Psalm 95 Opening prayer

Psalm 96 Prayer of praise

Psalm 95:6-7 Intercession

Psalm 96 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 96 Opening prayer

Psalm 96 Offering prayer

Psalm 96 Thanksgiving litany

Psalm 96 Commitment

Psalm 96 Prayer of praise

Psalm 96 Opening prayer

Psalm 96 Prayer of praise
Psalm 96 Prayer of praise
Psalm 98 Opening prayer

Psalm 98 Prayer of the day

Psalm 98 Opening prayer

Psalm 98 Prayer of approach

Psalm 98 Opening prayer

Psalm 98 Pastoral prayer

Psalm 98 Opening prayer
Psalm 99 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 99 Pastoral prayer

Psalm 103 Opening Prayer / Litany

Psalm 103 Thanksgiving / Words of Assurance
Psalm 103:5 Closing prayer, healing
Psalm 103:5 Thanksgiving
Psalm 103:5

Psalm 104:1-5 Prayer of adoration

Psalm 104:1-9 Prayer of the Day

Psalm 104:1-9 Adoration and confession

Psalm 104:24-34 Praise

Psalm 104:30 Petition

Psalm 104:30 Opening prayer
Psalm 105 Opening prayer
Psalm 105 Praise & thanksgiving
Psalm 105 Opening prayer
Psalm 106 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 107 Petition

Psalm 107 Adoration, confession

Psalm 107 Opening prayer, invocation
Psalm 107 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Intercession

Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 Prayer of thanksgiving

Psalm 107:1-9 Intercession
Psalm 107:8-9 opening prayer

Psalm 111 Offering prayer

Psalm 111 Prayer of thanksgiving

Psalm 113 Opening Prayer/Praise

Psalm 113 Opening Prayer

Psalm 116 Invitation to prayer
Psalm 116 (Prayer paraphrase)

Psalm 116:1,2 Intercession

Psalm 118 opening
Psalm 118:24 Opening prayer, praise
Psalm 118:19-29 Praise, thanksgiving

Psalm 119 Petition
Psalm 119 Opening prayer
Psalm 119:1-8 Opening prayer
Psalm 119:1-8 Pastoral prayer
Psalm 119:9-16 Intercession

Psalm 119:9-16 Approach, praise

Psalm 119:33-40 Litany of commitment
Psalm 119:33-40 Prayer of Approach
Psalm 119:33-40 Confession & Commitment
Psalm 119:97-104 Opening prayer, adoration
Psalm 119:97-104 invocation, thanksgiving
Psalm 119:97-104
Psalm 119:105 Petition, intercession Psalm 119:105-112 Prayer of thanksgiving
Psalm 121 Intercession
Psalm 121 thanksgiving
Psalm 121 petition
Psalm 121 intercession
Psalm 122 Intercession, pastoral prayer
Psalm 122 Opening prayer
Psalm 122 Opening prayer
Psalm 122:1 Opening prayer
Psalm 122, 123 Petition, opening prayer
Psalm 123:2 Lament, petition
Psalm 124:8 Opening prayer
Psalm 125:2 Invocation, intercession
Psalm 126 Opening prayer

Psalm 126 Litany of Thanksgiving

Psalm 126 Opening prayer, invocation

Psalm 126 Prayer at the table

Psalm 126 Praise, trust

Psalm 126 Opening prayer, invocation

Psalm 126:2 Opening prayer
Psalm 130 Opening prayer
Psalm 130 Opening prayer

Psalm 130 Reflection, petition

Psalm 133 Intercession

Psalm 133 Opening prayer

Psalm 138 Praise, trust, opening prayer

Psalm 138 Opening prayer

Psalm 138 Intercession

Psalm 138 Prayer of thanksgiving
Psalm 138 Prayer for the offering
Psalm 138 Opening prayer
Psalm 139 Intercession

Psalm 139 Intercession

Psalm 139 Praise
Psalm 139 Thanksgiving, praise, confession

Psalm 139 Commitment

Psalm 139 Invocation
Psalm 139

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Opening prayer, commitment

Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Praise, trust

P salm 139:1-12, 23-24 Opening prayer
Psalm 139:5 Invocation, intercession Psalm 139:13-16 Intercession
Psalm 143 petition
Psalm 145 Praise, Opening prayer
Psalm 145:1-5 Opening prayer
Psalm 145:3-7 Opening prayer
Psalm 145:1-8 Opening prayer, invocation
Psalm 145:2 Intercession

Psalm 145:8-14 Opening prayer
Psalm 145:8, 14, 18 Call to Prayer
Psalm 145:14 Intercession

Psalm 145:15-16 Intercession
Psalm 145:15-16 Opening prayer
Psalm 145:18-19 Invitation to prayer
Psalm 146 Offering prayer

Psalm 146 Prayer of adoration

Psalm 146 Thanksgiving

Psalm 146 Opening prayer

Psalm 146 Thanksgiving, praise

Psalm 146 Intercession
Psalm 146 Praise, petition
Psalm 146:5-10 Intercession
Psalm 146:5-10 Opening prayer
Psalm 146 Commitment, praise

Psalm 147 Opening prayer, invocation

Psalm 147:1-11 Opening prayer

Psalm 147:1-11 Prayer of praise, opening prayer

Psalm 148 Opening prayer

Psalm 148 Praise

Psalm 149 Opening prayer

Psalm 150
Psalm 150 Intercession

Psalm 150 Opening prayer