Prayer

• Prayer test proposed by Elijah — 1 Kings 18:24
• Daily, in the morning — Psalms 5:3; Psalms 88:13; Psalms 143:8; Isaiah 33:2
• Twice daily — Psalms 88:1
• Thrice daily — Psalms 55:17; Daniel 6:10
• All night — Luke 6:12
• Without ceasing — 1 Thessalonians 5:17
• Enjoined — Hebrews 4:16
• Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom — Genesis 18:23
• By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel — Exodus 33:12; Exodus 33:18
• Secret — Genesis 24:63; Matthew 6:6
• Silent — Psalms 5:1
• Weeping in — Ezra 10:1
• In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah — 1 Kings 18:27
• Of Pharisees — Matthew 23:14
• Of scribes — Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47
• Profuse, to be avoided — Ecclesiastes 5:2; Matthew 6:7
• Vain repetitions of, to be avoided — Matthew 6:7
• By Abraham' s servant — Genesis 24:14
• Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece — Judges 6:36
• Of Moses, at the Red Sea — Exodus 14:15
• When Moses prayed to see Canaan, the promised land — Deuteronomy 3:23
• Of Joshua — Joshua 7:10
• Evils averted by — Jeremiah 26:19
• Unbelief in — Job 21:15
• ;The Lord' s Prayer — Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2
• However, see — John 17:1
• Of Balaam — Deuteronomy 23:5; Joshua 24:10
• Of JOB — Job 30:20
• Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites — Deuteronomy 1:45
• The prayer of Jesus, "Let this cup pass away," — Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:44
• And — Matthew 27
• Answer to, delayed — Psalms 22:1; Psalms 22:2; Psalms 40:1; Psalms 80:4; Psalms 88:14; Jeremiah 42:7; Habakkuk 1:2; Luke 18:7
• Solomon asked for wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honour, and long life — 1 Kings 3:7; 2 Chronicles 1:10
• The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter's deliverance — Acts 12:15
• Moses asked to be permitted to cross the Jordan River; the answer was permission to view the land of promise — Deuteronomy 3:23
• The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them, flesh, but also leanness of soul — Psalms 106:14; Psalms 106:15
• Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead — John 11
• Paul asked that the "thorn in the flesh" be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it — 2 Corinthians 12:8; 2 Corinthians 12:9
• Of David — Psalms 51:1
• Of the tax collector — Luke 18:13
• Imprecatory — Numbers 16:15; Numbers 22:6; Numbers 23:7; Numbers 23:8; Numbers 24:9; Numbers 24:10; Deuteronomy 11:29; Deuteronomy 11:30; Deuteronomy 27:11; Deuteronomy 33:11; Joshua 8:33; Joshua 8:34; Judges 16:28; 2 Samuel 16:10, and 63 more
• Submission in, exemplified by Jesus — Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42
• David — 2 Samuel 12:22; 2 Samuel 12:23
• JOB — Job 1:20; Job 1:21
• Private, enjoined — Matthew 6:6
• Lot — Genesis 19:20
• Eliezer — Genesis 24:12
• Jacob — Genesis 32:9
• Gideon — Judges 6:22; Judges 6:36; Judges 6:39
• Hannah — 1 Samuel 1:10
• David — 2 Samuel 7:18
• Hezekiah — 2 Kings 20:2
• Isaiah — 2 Kings 20:11
• Manasseh — 2 Chronicles 33:18; 2 Chronicles 33:19
• Ezra — Ezra 9:5; Ezra 9:6
• Nehemiah — Nehemiah 2:4
• Jeremiah — Jeremiah 32:16
• Daniel — Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:19
• Jonah — Jonah 2:1
• Habakkuk — Habakkuk 1:2
• Anna — Luke 2:37
• Jesus — Matthew 14:23; Matthew 26:36; Matthew 26:39; Mark 1:35; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:29
• Paul — Acts 9:11
• Peter — Acts 9:40; Acts 10:9
• Cornelius — Acts 10:30
• By Abraham — Genesis 12:5; Genesis 12:8
• By Jacob — Genesis 35:3
• By Cornelius — Acts 10:2
• Social — Matthew 18:19; Acts 1:13; Acts 1:14; Acts 16:25; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5
• Held in private houses — Acts 1:13; Acts 1:14; Acts 12:12
• Held in the temple — Acts 2:46; Acts 3:1
• On a mountain — Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28
• In the garden of Gethsemane — Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32; Luke 22:45
• The Lord' s prayer — Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:1
• However, see — John 17:1
• Before daylight — Mark 1:35
• In distress — John 12:27; Hebrews 5:7
• In the wilderness — Luke 5:16
• In behalf of Peter — Luke 22:31; Luke 22:32
• For the Comforter (the Holy Spirit) to come — John 14:16
• After the supper — John 17
• Of the apostles — Acts 1:24; Acts 1:25
• To idols — 1 Kings 18:26
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — Genesis 32:24; Hosea 12:4; 1 Chronicles 16:11; 1 Chronicles 16:35; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Nehemiah 4:9; Psalms 27:8; Psalms 105:3; Psalms 105:4; Psalms 145:18; Proverbs 15:8; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Isaiah 55:6; Lamentations 3:41, and 26 more
• ANSWER TO, PROMISE — Exodus 6:5; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 22:27; Exodus 33:17; Deuteronomy 4:7; Deuteronomy 4:29; 1 Kings 8:22; 1 Kings 8:53; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 7:13; Job 8:5; Job 8:6; Job 12:4; Job 22:27, and 91 more
• ANSWERED — Job 34:28; Psalms 3:4; Psalms 4:1; Psalms 6:8; Psalms 6:9; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 21:2; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 22:4; Psalms 22:5; Psalms 22:24; Psalms 28:6; Psalms 30:2; Psalms 30:3, and 33 more
• Cain — Genesis 4:13
• Abraham, for a son — Genesis 15
• For Sodom — Genesis 18:23
• For Ishmael — Genesis 17:20
• For Abimelech — Genesis 20:17
• Hagar, for deliverance — Genesis 16:7
• Abraham' s servant, for guidance — Genesis 24:12
• Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy — Genesis 25:22; Genesis 25:23
• Jacob, for deliverance from Esau — Genesis 32:9; Genesis 33:1
• Moses, for help at the Red Sea — Exodus 14:15; Exodus 14:16
• Moses, at the waters of Marah — Exodus 15:25
• Moses, at Mount Horeb — Exodus 17:4
• Moses, in the battle with the Amalekites — Exodus 17:8
• Moses, concerning the complaint of the Israelites for meat — Numbers 11:11
• Moses, on behalf of Miriam' s leprosy — Numbers 12:13
• Moses, Aaron, and Samuel — Psalms 99:6
• From bondage — Exodus 2:23; Exodus 3:7; Acts 7:34
• From Pharaoh' s army — Exodus 14:10
• From the king of Mesopotamia — Judges 3:9; Judges 3:15
• Sisera — Judges 4:3; Judges 4:23; Judges 4:24; 1 Samuel 12:9
• Ammon — Judges 10:6; Judges 11:1
• For God' s favor under the reproofs of Azariah — 2 Chronicles 15:1
• From Babylonian bondage — Nehemiah 9:27
• Gideon, asking for the token of dew — Judges 6:36
• Manoah, asking about Samson — Judges 13:8; Judges 13:9
• Samson, asking for strength — Judges 16:28
• Hannah, asking to give birth to a child — 1 Samuel 1:10; 1 Samuel 1:19; 1 Samuel 1:20
• David, asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands — 1 Samuel 23:10
• David, asking about Ziklag — 1 Samuel 30:8
• David, asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul' s death — 2 Samuel 2:1
• David, asking whether he should go to war against the Philistines — 2 Samuel 5:19
• David, in adversity — Psalms 118:5; Psalms 138:3
• Solomon, asking for wisdom — 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 9:2; 1 Kings 9:3
• Elijah, raising the widow' s son — 1 Kings 17:22
• Elijah, calling for fire to come down upon his sacrifice — 1 Kings 18:36
• Elijah, asking for rain — 1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:42; James 5:17
• Elisha, leading the Syrian army — 2 Kings 6:17
• Jabez, asking for prosperity — 1 Chronicles 4:10
• Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam — 2 Chronicles 13:14
• Asa, for victory over Zerah — 2 Chronicles 14:11
• The people of Judah — 2 Chronicles 15:15
• Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites — 2 Chronicles 18:31; 2 Chronicles 20:6
• Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael — 2 Kings 13:4
• Priests and Levites, when blessing the people — 2 Chronicles 30:27
• Hezekiah and Isaiah, for deliverance from Sennacherib — 2 Kings 19:14; 2 Chronicles 32:20
• To save Hezekiah' s life — 2 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 20:11; 2 Chronicles 32:24
• Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon — 2 Chronicles 33:13; 2 Chronicles 33:19
• The Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites — 1 Chronicles 5:20
• The Jews, returning from the captivity — Ezra 8:21; Ezra 8:23
• Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed — Ezekiel 4:12
• Daniel, for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream — Daniel 2:19
• Daniel, interceding for the people — Daniel 9:20
• Daniel, in a vision — Daniel 10:12
• Zacharias, for a son — Luke 1:13
• The leper, for healing — Matthew 8:2; Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:40; Luke 5:12; Luke 5:13
• Centurion, for his servant — Matthew 8:5; Luke 7:3; John 4:50; John 4:51
• Peter, asking that Tabitha (Dorcas) be restored to life — Acts 9:40
• The disciples, for Peter — Acts 12:5
• Paul, to be restored to health — 2 Corinthians 1:9
• CONFESSION IN — Leviticus 5:5; Leviticus 26:40; Numbers 5:5; Judges 10:10; Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 8:47; Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 1:6; Nehemiah 1:7; Nehemiah 9:2; Nehemiah 9:33; Job 7:20, and 28 more
• IMPORTUNITY IN — Genesis 18:23; Genesis 32:24; Exodus 32:32; Deuteronomy 9:25; Judges 6:36; Judges 16:28; 1 Samuel 1:10; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Kings 8:22; Ezra 9:5; Ezra 9:6; Nehemiah 1:4; Psalms 17:1, and 50 more
• Jacob — Genesis 32:24
• Moses — Exodus 33:12; Exodus 34:9
• Elijah — 1 Kings 18:22
• The two blind men of Jericho — Matthew 20:30; Matthew 20:31; Mark 10:48; Luke 18:39
• The non-Jewish, Syro-Phoenician woman — Matthew 15:22; Mark 7:25
• The Roman centurion — Matthew 8:5; Luke 7:3; Luke 7:4
• PLEAS OFFERED IN — Genesis 32:9; Exodus 32:11; Exodus 33:13; Numbers 14:13; Numbers 16:22; Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 3:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 9:25; Joshua 7:8; Joshua 7:9; 2 Samuel 7:25; 1 Kings 8:25; 1 Kings 8:26, and 56 more
• THANKSGIVING AND, BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD — Joshua 9:14; 1 Samuel 9:13; Matthew 14:19; Matthew 15:36; Matthew 26:26; Matthew 26:27; Mark 6:41; Mark 8:6; Mark 8:7; Mark 14:22; Mark 14:23; Luke 9:16; Luke 22:19; John 6:11, and 7 more

Topical outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897). The sub-headings are Nave's own.