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:

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

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 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 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 3:1-20 Intercession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Commitment
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, invocation
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 5:1-14 Prayer reflection
2 Kings 5:1-14 Intercession
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 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
Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Intercession
Song of Solomon 2:8-13 Opening prayer
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Prayers of the People
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 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 Commitment
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 Opening prayer
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 61:3-4 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
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 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 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 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
Micah 6:8 Commitment
Habakkuk 1:1-4 Opening prayer, lament
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Petition
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Offering
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Pastoral prayer
Habakkuk 2:1-4 Invocation
Malachi 3:1 lament, petition