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Other Biblical Prayers
Many biblical prayers can be found interspersed in narrative contexts.
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Many biblical prayers—both prose and verse—are set within narratives. Some, however, appear within other genres. For example, the prayer of Habakkuk constitutes the last chapter of the book of the prophet Habakkuk, from earlier in Habakkuk (see A Complaint to God and Babylon for selections), and the fifth chapter of the book of Lamentations is part of a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of the Temple and the city of Jerusalem in 586 BCE (see Lamentations for other selections from that book).
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Jacob’s Prayer before His Reunion with Esau
Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who said to me, ‘Return to your native land and I will deal bountifully with you’! I am unworthy of all the…
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Moses’ Prayer after the Golden Calf Incident
But Moses implored the Lord his God, saying, “Let not Your anger, O Lord, blaze forth against Your people, whom You delivered from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand. Let…
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Hannah’s Prayer after Giving Birth to Samuel
And Hannah prayed:
My heart exults in the Lord;
I have triumphed through the Lord.
I gloat over my enemies;
I rejoice in Your deliverance.
There is no holy one like the Lord,
Truly, there is none…
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David’s Thanksgiving Prayer for God’s Promise of a Dynasty
Then King David came and sat before the Lord, and he said, “What am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that You have brought me thus far? Yet even this, O Lord God, has seemed too little to You…
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David’s Thanksgiving Prayer on Completing Preparations for the Temple
David blessed the Lord in front of all the assemblage; David said, “Blessed are You, Lord, God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity. Yours, Lord, are greatness, might, splendor, triumph…
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Solomon’s Temple-dedication Prayer
Then, with the whole congregation of Israel standing, the king faced about and blessed the whole congregation of Israel. He said: “Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with…