Prayers for Ordinary People

When my daughters were young they couldn't understand who the righteous were in the psalms. They learned that we are all sinners. Righteouness doesn't mean perfection. It means instead having a good relationship with God and your neighbor. David, who committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her... Sign in to see full entry.

8 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping. 9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer. 10 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace. Psalm 6 The Psalms have a lot of prayers for both justice and mercy.... Sign in to see full entry.

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. 2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Although the English translation sounds very pious, the psalm... Sign in to see full entry.

1 Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; Psalm 4 Some pious people consider prayers for help to be improper prayers. According to them we should be giving praise to God, thanking him and praying for other people. We should also confess our sins. That is... Sign in to see full entry.

But I prayed, "Now strengthen my hands." Nehemiah and the residents of Jerusalem rebuilt the wall. However, they had to do it with a spear in one hand and a trowel in the other because, their opponents were trying to kill them while they worked on the wall. Consequently they had to work harder. The... Sign in to see full entry.

"O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands, 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the... Sign in to see full entry.

This is a long prayer, but it explains a lot about the Judaihsm. After going in to exile, a few Jews were brought back to Jerusalem to start all over again. Ezra who started the synagogue, so that the people could learn the law, was very strong about the people keeping the law. Judah's worship of... Sign in to see full entry.

18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets his heart on seeking God-the... Sign in to see full entry.

David's Prayer 10 David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, "Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. 11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and... Sign in to see full entry.

1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover." 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3... Sign in to see full entry.