Request to be heard:
Yet have Thou respect unto the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplication, 0 Yahweh my God, to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth before Thee today" (1 Kings 8:28). Other similar requests: Ps. 5:1-2; 28:1-2; 54:2; 55:1; 84:8; 119:149; 143:1.

For mercy in general:
"Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer" (Ps. 4:1). "Have mercy also upon me, and answer me" (Ps. 27:7). "Shew us Thy mercy, 0 Yahweh, and grant us Thy salvation" (Ps. 85:7).
"Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me, may see it, and be ashamed; because Thou, Yahweh, hast holpen me, and comforted me" (Ps. 86:17).
See also Ps. 119:58,76,77; Hab. 3:2.

For the pardon of sin:
"Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for Thy goodness sake, 0 Yahweh .... For Thy name's sake, 0 Yahweh, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.... Look upon mine affliction, and my pain; and forgive all my sins" (Ps. 25:7,11,18).
"Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the foolish" (Ps. 39:8).
"Have mercy upon me, 0 God, according to Thy loving kindness; according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions .... Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin .... Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me and I shall be whiter than snow .... Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice .... Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities .... Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness" (Ps. 51:1,2,7,8, 9,14).

For Divine Help:
"Be not Thou far from me, O Lord; O my Strength, haste Thee to help me" (Ps. 22:19).
"Hear, 0 Yahweh, and have mercy upon me: Yahweh, be Thou my helper" (Ps. 30:10). See also Ps. 38:21-22; 71:12; 119:173.

For Speedy Deliverance:
"Bow down Thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be Thou my strong Rock, for an house of defence to save me" (Ps. 31:2).
"I am poor and needy; yet Yahweh thinketh upon me. Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God" (Ps. 40:17).
See also: Ps. 44:23; 70:5; 102:2; 141:1.

For Divine Examination:
"How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin" (Job 13:23).
"Examine me, 0 Yahweh, and prove me; try my reins and my heart" (Ps. 26:2).
"Search me, 0 God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Ps. 139:23-24).

For Divine Illumination:
"I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, shew me now Thy way, that I may know Thee, that I may find grace in Thy sight; and consider that this nation is Thy people" (Exod. 33:13).
"Lead me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make Thy way straight before my face" (Ps. 5:8).
"Shew me Thy ways, 0 Yahweh; teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day" (Ps. 25:4-5).
"Teach me Thy way, 0 Yahweh, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies" (Ps. 27:11).
"I have declared my ways, and Thou heardest me: teach me Thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of Thy precepts; so shall I talk of Thy wondrous works" (Ps. 119:26-27, 33,34,64,66,68,73,108,124,125).
"Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art My God; Thy spirit is good, lead me into the land of uprightness" (Ps. 142:10).

For Sanctifying Grace:
"Cleanse Thou me from secret faults; keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let not them have dominion over me; then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression" (Ps. 19:12-13).
"0 keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on Thee" (Ps. 25:20-21).
"Create in me a clean heart, 0 God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto Thee" (Ps. 51:10-13).

"Teach me Thy way, 0 Yahweh; I will walk in Thy truth; unite my heart to fear Thy name" (Ps. 86:11).
"0 that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes" (Ps. 119:5).
"Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight .... Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness .... Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy way .... Quicken me in Thy righteousness .... Let my heart be found in Thy statutes, that I be not ashamed .... Order my steps in Thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me" (Ps. 119:35,36,37,40,133).

"Set a watch, 0 Yahweh, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips" (Ps. 141:3).
For Spiritual Stability:
"Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not" (Ps. 17:5).
"Let Thy loving kindness and Thy truth continually preserve me" (Ps. 40:11).
"Strengthen, 0 God, that which Thou hast wrought for us" (Ps. 68:28).
"Be Thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort" (Ps. 71:3).
"Stablish Thy word unto Thy servant, who is devoted to Thy fear" (Ps. 119:38).
"Hold Thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto Thy statutes continually" (Ps. 119:117).

"Grant unto Thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak Thy word" (Acts 4:29).
"Yahweh, make me to know mine end, and the measure of thy days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am" (Ps. 39:4).
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" (Ps. 90:12).
For Manifestation of Divine Goodness:
"Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant: save me for Thy mercies' sake" (Ps. 31:16).
"Turn us again, O God, and cause Thy face to shine; and we shall be saved" (Ps. 80:3,19).
"Rejoice the soul of Thy servant; for unto Thee, 0 Yahweh, do I lift up my soul" (Ps. 86:4).

For Prosperity in Affairs:
"And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray Thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham" (Gen. 24:12).
"And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, 0 that Thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that Thine hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested" (1 Chron. 4:10).
"Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us; and establish Thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish Thou it" (Ps. 90:17).
"Save now, I beseech Thee, O Lord; 0 Yahweh, I beseech Thee, send now prosperity" (Ps. 118:25).
"0 Yahweh, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, and to the prayer of Thy servants, who desire to fear Thy name; and prosper, I pray Thee, Thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man; for I was the king's cupbearer" (Neh. 1:11).

In Time of Affliction:
"I am weary with my groaning; all night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears" (Ps. 6:6).
"Be not far from me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help" (Ps. 22:11).
"Turn Thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses" (Ps. 25:16-17).
"Have mercy upon me, 0 Yahweh, for I am in trouble; mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly" (Ps. 31:9).
"Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast" (Ps. 57:1).
"Quicken me, O Lord, for Thy name's sake: for Thy righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble" (Ps. 143:11).
See also Ps. 69:17;Ps. 88:14-16;Ps. 119:25,28,107,153.

In Imminent Danger:
"Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters where the floods overflow me. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters (Ps. 69:1, 2,14,15).
"Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord. Yahweh, hear my voice; let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications (Ps. 130:1-2).
"Send Thine hand from above, rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children" (Ps. 144:7).

For Others:
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplications for all saints" (Eph. 6:18).
"I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men" (1 Tim. 2:1).

For co-labourers:
"Pray ye the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest" (Matt. 9:38).
"And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel" (Eph. 6:19. See also Rom. 15:30-32; 2 Cor. 1:11).
"Praying for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds" (Col. 4:3).
"Brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you; and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith" (2 Thess.3:l-2;see 1 Thess. 5:25; Heb. 13:18).

That Others May Be Heard:
"Hearken, therefore unto the supplications of Thy servant, and of Thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place; hear Thou from Thy dwelling-place, even from heaven; and when Thou hearest, forgive" (2 Chron. 6:21).
"I beseech Thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love Him and observe His commandment; let Thine ear now be attentive, and Thine eyes open, that Thou mayest hear the prayer of Thy servant, which I pray before Thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel Thy servant" (Neh. 1:5-6).

For Communal Forgiveness:
"If now I have found grace in Thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go amongst us (for it is a stiff-necked people) and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Thine inheritance" (Exod. 34:9).
"I beseech Thee, let the power of my Lord be great according as Thou hast spoken, saying, Yahweh is long-suffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. Pardon I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according unto the greatness of Thy mercy, and as Thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now" (Num. 14:17-19).
"0 remember not against us former iniquities; let Thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name; and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for Thy name's sake" (Ps. 79:8-9).
"Forgive Thy people that have sinned against Thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against Thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them (1 Kings 8:50).

For Israel:
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love Thee" (Ps. 122:6).
"Ye that make mention of Yahweh, keep not silence, and give Him no rest, till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth" (Isa. 62:6-7).
"0 Yahweh, according to all Thy righteousness, I beseech Thee, let Thine anger and Thy fury be turned away from Thy city Jerusalem, Thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Thy servant, and His supplications, and cause Thy face to shine upon Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 0 my God, incline Thine ear, and hear; open Thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Thy name; for we do not present our supplications before Thee for our righteousnesses, but for Thy great mercies. 0 Lord, hear; 0 Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for Thine own sake, O my God: for Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name" (Dan. 9:16-18).

For Children:
"And Abraham said unto God, 0 that Ishmael might live before Thee" (Gen. 17:18).
"David, therefore, besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth" (2 Sam. 12:16).
"Give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep Thy commandments, Thy testimonies, and Thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace for the which I have made provision" (1 Chron. 29:19).
"Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children" (Ps. 90:16).

For Saints in General:
"0 continue Thy loving kindness unto them that know Thee: and Thy righteousness to the upright in heart" (Ps. 36:10).
"Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee; let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Yahweh be magnified" (Ps. 40:16).
"Do good, 0 Yahweh, unto those that be good, and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified" (Acts 20:32).
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Always, in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now" (Phil. 1:3-5).
"For this cause we also, since the day we heard of it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Col. 1:9).
"Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith.. Now God Himself, and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one towards another, and towards all men, even as we do towards you" (1 Thess. 3:10-12).
"Wherefore also, we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure, of His goodness, and the work of faith with power, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Thess. 1:11-12).

For Individuals:
"And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her (Miriam) now, 0 God, I beseech Thee" (Num. 12:13).
"So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went, and did according as Yahweh commanded them: Yahweh also accepted Job. And Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when He prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before" (Job. 42:9-10).
"I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy" (2 Tim. 1:3-4).
"I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers" (Philemon 4).

For the Public:
"And seek the peace of the city, whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for, in the peace thereof shall ye have peace" (Jer. 29:7).
"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (1 Tim. 2:1-2).

In Time of Calamity:
"Thou hast showed Thy people hard things; Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man" (Ps. 60:3,11).
"Arise, 0 God, plead Thine own cause; remember how the foolish man reproacheth Thee daily. Forget not the voice of Thine enemies; the tumult of those that rise up against Thee increaseth continually" (Ps. 74:22-24).
"Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let Him be known among the heathen in our sight, by the revenging of the blood of Thy servants which is shed, and render unto our neighbours seven-fold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord" (Ps. 79:10,12).

For The Divine Blessing:
"On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them: Yahweh bless thee, and keep thee; Yahweh make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; Yahweh lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put My name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them" (Num. 6:23-27).

For Peace:
"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope" (Rom. 15:13).
"Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen" (Rom. 15:33).
"And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ" (2 Thess. 3:5).
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comfort-eth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God" (2 Cor. 1:3-4).
"Now the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all" (2 Thess. 3:16).
"Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen" (Heb. 13:20-21).
"But the God of all grace, Who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you" (1 Pet. 5:10).
"Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 1:3; 2 Cor. 1:2: Eph. 1:2; 6:23; Phil. 1:2; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:2; Phil. 3).