Prayer Index: Psalms

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

For prayers based on other Old Testament texts, see:

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

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 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 Intercession
Psalm 23 Petition
Psalm 23 Intercession
Psalm 23 Opening prayer
Psalm 23 Scriptural litany
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 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 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 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 Closing prayer
Psalm 67 Opening prayer 
Psalm 71 Opening
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 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 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 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 104:30 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
Psalm 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