5 Powerful Prayers From the Bible You Should Memorize

It happens to all of us: You settle in for prayer time, eyes closed and hands clasped, and the words just won't come. No matter how many Dear God's or Lord, I pray's you start with, the flow is but a trickle.

You may have heard that one solution to stunted prayer time is to pray Scripture. But what Scripture should you pray?

It happens to all of us: You settle in for prayer time, eyes closed and hands clasped, and the words just won't come. No matter how many Dear God's or Lord, I pray's you start with, the flow is but a trickle.

You may have heard that one solution to stunted prayer time is to pray Scripture. But what Scripture should you pray?

The answer is quite simple. The Bible is littered with prayers from our ancestors in the faith, who occupied time and space with God's glorious presence. There's great power in these prayers, just as there was when they were first uttered, and it's well worth our mental space to memorize and pray them on a regular basis.

Here are 5 powerful prayers from the Bible to incorporate into your time with God. (All verses are the ESV translation.)

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