Bible Verses About Unanswered Prayer

1. How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

2. Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save?

3. In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

4. He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

5. You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

6. Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me. He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

7. I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

8. Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.

9. He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

10. Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

11. Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

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