Bible Prayers

King David, a strong man of God, found strength in praying for God’s protection. Many of his Bible prayers in the book of Psalms provide a pattern of praying for God to protect us in frightening times that threaten our safety. Psalm 140:1, 7 – a prayer of David from the King James Version Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. From  the Book of KJV Prayers  -  actual prayers from the  King James Version  of the Bible (KJV) collected by  Mary Harwell Sayler , ©2019    Psalm 140:1, 7 – a prayer of David in everyday English Deliver me from evil, Lord! Protect me from violence. O Lord, my God, my mighty Savior, You have covered my head for the battle. From  the Book of Bible Prayers  –  actual prayers of the Bible collected from a variety of translations and paraphrased into everyday English by  Mary Harwell Sayler ,  ©2019    ..

After being away for a couple of decades, Jacob heads home with two companies of peoples and a massive amount of livestock. Clearly, God has blessed him! So why does he pray to be blessed? Genesis 32:26 – a prayer of Jacob And he (a man of God or angel) said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he (Jacob) said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. From  the Book of KJV Prayers  –  actual prayers from God’s Word collected by  Mary Harwell Sayler , ©2019, from the  King James Version  of the Bible Genesis 32:26 – a prayer of Jacob Lord, I will not let You go until You bless me! From the Book of Bible Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected from a variety of translations and paraphrased by Mary Harwell Sayler , ©2019 Jacob had already prayed for deliverance from his brother Esau and sent over 500 animals ahead as a peace offering. He remained behind with his family and servants, but sometime during the night, he

Psalm 18:1-2 A psalm of David: The servant of the Lord sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from his enemies. I love you, my Lord You are my strength. my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. You are solid rock in Whom I find protection. You are my shield, the power Who saves me. You are my safe place. Prayer-a-phrased by Mary Harwell Sayler , ©2018, with scriptures from Bible Gateway . …