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Pray for the Moral Decency and Civility of your Nation

Intercession 5.11 | NIV

For the success of all endeavors for the reformation of manners, the suppression of vice and profaneness, the support of religion and virtue, and the bringing of them into reputation.

O righteous God, who searches minds and hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. Psalm 7:9(NIV) Spirit many to rise up for you against the wicked and to take a stand for you against evildoers. Psalm 94:16(NIV)

Let the Redeemer come to Zion and turn godlessness away from Jacob; Romans 11:26(NIV) and let the filth of Jerusalem be cleansed from its midst by the Spirit of judgment and the Spirit of fire. Isaiah 4:4(NIV)

Let all wickedness shut its mouth; Psalm 107:42(NIV) and let the infection of that plague be checked by intervening judgment. Psalm 106:30(NIV)

Let those who are striving against sin never grow weary or lose heart. Hebrews 12:3-4(NIV)

Remove the spirit of impurity from the land, Zechariah 13:2(NIV) and purify the lips of the people, that they may call on the name of the LORD. Zephaniah 3:9(NIV)

Set your people in praise, fame, and honor high above all the nations by making us a holy people to the LORD our God. Deuteronomy 26:19(NIV)

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Pray for the Continuance of your Nation’s Outward Peace and Tranquility

Intercession 5.10 | NIV

For the continuance of my nation’s outward peace and tranquility, its liberty and plenty, for the prosperity of its trade, and a blessing upon the fruits of the earth.

Let God himself be a wall of fire around us and the glory within us; Zechariah 2:5(NIV) yes, let his gospel be our glory, and over that glory let there be a canopy; and create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night. Isaiah 4:5(NIV)

May there be peace within our walls and security within our citadels, Psalm 122:7(NIV) the prosperity both of merchandise and husbandry, that Zebulun may rejoice in his going out and Issachar in his tents. Deuteronomy 33:18(NIV)

Make salvation for us our walls and ramparts; and, to that end, let the gates be opened that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith. Isaiah 26:1-2(NIV)

Make peace our governor and righteousness our ruler; let violence never be heard in our land, nor ruin or destruction within our borders, but let us call our walls Salvation and our gates Praise: Isaiah 60:17-18(NIV) Never let our land be called Deserted and Desolate, but let the Lord take delight in us, and let our land be married to him. Isaiah 62:4(NIV)

Let our peace be like a river and, to that end, our righteousness like the waves of the sea. Isaiah 48:18(NIV) Let that righteousness abound among us that exalts a nation, and deliver us from sin, which is a disgrace to any people. Proverbs 14:34(NIV)

Never make our skies like bronze and our ground like iron, Deuteronomy 28:23(NIV) nor take away your grain when it ripens and your new wine when it is ready; Hosea 2:9(NIV) but give us rain moderately, both autumn and spring rains in season, Joel 2:23(NIV) and assure us of the regular weeks of harvest, Jeremiah 5:24(NIV) giving us fair weather also in its season. Let our land yield its increase and the trees their fruit, that we may eat all the food we want and live in safety in our land. Leviticus 26:4-5(NIV)

Bless us with abundant provisions, and satisfy our poor with food, Psalm 132:15(NIV) that those who harvest it may eat it and praise the LORD. Isaiah 62:9(NIV) Do not blow it away, for then when we expect much, it will turn out to be little; Haggai 1:9(NIV) but bless our blessings, that all the nations may call us blessed and a delightful land. Malachi 3:10-12(NIV)

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Pray Earnestly for National Mercies and the Blessing of the Gospel Ministry in your Nation

Intercession 5.9 | NIV

I must pray earnestly for national mercies.

For the favors of God to my nation and the tokens of his presence among us, as that in which our happiness is bound up.

O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, do not be like a stranger in the land or like a traveler who stays only a night; but be always in the midst of your people: We bear your name, do not forsake us! Although our sins testify against us, yet do something for the sake of your name; though our backsliding is great, and we have sinned against you. Jeremiah 14:7-9(NIV)

Restore us to yourself, O Lord God of hosts, and then make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. O awaken your might; come and save us. Psalm 80:2-3(NIV)

Show us your unfailing love, O LORD, and grant us your salvation; Psalm 85:7(NIV) yes, let that salvation be near those who fear you, that your glory may dwell in our land. Let love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other: Let faithfulness spring forth from the earth and righteousness look down from heaven. Indeed, let the LORD give what is good: Let righteousness go before him and prepare the way for his steps. Psalm 85:9-13(NIV)

For the continuance of the gospel among us and the means of grace, and a national profession of Christ’s holy religion.

O let the throne of Christ endure forever among us, Psalm 45:6(NIV) even the place of your sanctuary, that glorious throne exalted from the beginning. Jeremiah 17:12(NIV)

Let our lampstand never be removed from its place, though that is what we deserve, because we have forsaken our first love. Revelation 2:4-5(NIV) Never do to us as you did to your place in Shiloh, where you first made a dwelling for your name. Jeremiah 7:12(NIV)

Let us never know what a famine of the word means; nor ever be made to stagger from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth, searching for the word of God. Amos 8:11-12(NIV)

Let wisdom and knowledge be the sure foundation of our times and a rich store of salvation, and let the fear of the LORD be our treasure: Isaiah 33:6(KJV) Let the righteous flourish among us, and let there be those who will fear you in our land, as long as the sun and the moon endure, through all generations, Psalm 72:5(NIV) that prosperity may abound, Psalm 72:7(NIV) and the children not yet created may praise the Lord. Psalm 102:18(NIV)

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Pray for the Nations of the World and for your Own Nation

Intercession 5.8 | NIV

For surrounding nations and all the countries of the world.

You, LORD, rule over the nations: Psalm 22:28(NIV) Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? Jeremiah 10:7(NIV) You sit on your throne, judging righteously; Psalm 9:4(NIV) judge the world therefore in righteousness, and govern the peoples with justice. Psalm 9:8(NIV)

Lord, hasten the time when you will make wars cease to the ends of the earth; Psalm 46:9(NIV) when nation will not take up sword against nation, nor kingdom against kingdom, but swords will be beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning hooks, and they will not train for war anymore. Isaiah 2:4(NIV)

Make kings foster fathers, and their queens nursing mothers, to the Israel of God. Isaiah 49:23(NIV)

And in the time of these kings, let the God of heaven set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, even the kingdom of the Redeemer. Daniel 2:44(NIV) And whatever purposes there are in men’s hearts, Lord, let your purposes prevail, Proverbs 19:21(NIV) and fulfill the purposes of your heart through all generations. Psalm 33:11(NIV)

For my own land and nation, which I ought in a special manner to seek the welfare of, that in its peace, your church in this land may have peace.

I must be thankful to God for his mercies to my land.

I bless you that you have planted me on a fertile hillside, Isaiah 5:1(NIV) and have not given me the wasteland as my home or the salt flats as my habitat, Job 39:6(NIV) but the land I inhabit yields its harvest. Psalm 85:12(NIV)

Lord, you have shown favor to my land. Psalm 85:1(NIV) I have heard with my ears, and my fathers in the faith have told me, what work you did for your church in their days, and in days long ago; Psalm 44:1(NIV) and as I have heard, so have I seen, for within your temple, O God, I have meditated on your unfailing love. Psalm 48:8-9(NIV)

You have given your church a desirable land, Jeremiah 3:19(NIV) it is Immanuel’s land, Isaiah 8:8(NIV) it is a valley of vision; Isaiah 22:1(NIV) you have put your sanctuary among us, and your dwelling place is with us. Ezekiel 37:26-27(NIV)

We live in safety under our own vine and fig tree, 1 Kings 4:25(NIV) and there is peace to him who goes out and to him who comes in. 2 Chronicles 15:5(KJV)

And because the LORD loved my people, therefore he has set a good government over us, to maintain justice and righteousness, 1 Kings 10:9(NIV) to be a terror to evildoers and a protection and praise to those who do well. Romans 13:3(NIV)

I must be humbled before God for my nation’s sins and provocations.

But my nation is a sinful people, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers; Isaiah 1:4(NIV) and a great deal of reason we have to grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done among us. Ezekiel 9:4(NIV)

Wickedness increases among us, and the love of many has grown cold. Matthew 24:12(NIV)

We have not been forsaken nor forgotten by God, though our land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel. Jeremiah 51:5(NIV)

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Pray for the Relief of Suffering Churches and Persecuted Christians

Intercession 5.7 | NIV

For the relief of suffering churches and the support, comfort, and deliverance of all who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake.

I desire in my prayers to remember those in prison for the testimony of Jesus as if I was their fellow prisoner, and those who are being mistreated as if I myself were suffering. Hebrews 13:3(NIV) O reach down from on high and rescue them from their foes, Psalm 18:16-17(NIV) and bring them out into a spacious place. Psalm 18:19(NIV)

O let not the scepter of the wicked remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil. Psalm 125:3(NIV)

Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old, and make a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed of the LORD might cross over. Isaiah 51:9-10(NIV)

Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, now arise, O LORD, and protect them from those who malign them. Psalm 12:5(NIV)

O strengthen the patient endurance and faithfulness of your suffering saints, Revelation 13:10(NIV) that they may wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:26(NIV)

O let the year of your redemption come, Isaiah 63:4(NIV) and the year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause. Isaiah 34:8(NIV)

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! Psalm 14:7(NIV)

Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. Psalm 74:21(NIV)

Lord, arise and have compassion on Zion, and let the time to show favor to her, yes, the appointed time, come; Psalm 102:13(NIV) yes, let the Lord rebuild Zion and appear in his glory. Lord, respond to the prayer of the destitute and do not despise their plea. Psalm 102:16-17(NIV)

Sovereign LORD, I beg you, stop! How can Jacob survive? He is so small! Amos 7:5(NIV) For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Daniel 9:17(NIV)

May the groans of the prisoners come before you; by the strength of your arm preserve those who for your name’s sake are condemned to die. Psalm 79:11(NIV)

Let those whose teachers are hidden, again see their teachers, though they have the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. Isaiah 30:20(NIV)

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Pray for the Defeat of the Enemies of the Church

Intercession 5.6 | NIV

For the breaking of the power of all the enemies of the church and the defeating of all their designs against her.

Let all who take their stand and gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One, who would break their chains and throw off their fetters, plot in vain. Let the One enthroned in heaven laugh at them and scoff at them; rebuke them in your anger, and terrify them in your wrath. Psalm 2:1-5(NIV) Give them, O LORD, what you will give them; give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry. Hosea 9:14(NIV)

Make them like tumbleweed, O my God, like chaff before the wind; Psalm 83:13(NIV) cover their faces with shame, so that men will seek your name, O LORD. Psalm 83:16(NIV) Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD – that you alone are the Most High over all the earth. Psalm 83:18(NIV)

Strike them with terror, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men; Psalm 9:20(NIV) and wherein the arrogant enemies treat your church arrogantly, make it to appear that you are above them. Exodus 18:11(NIV)

May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame, and be like grass on the roof, which withers before it can grow. Psalm 129:5-6(NIV)

Let no weapon forged against your church prevail, and let every tongue that accuses it be refuted. Isaiah 54:17(NIV)

Make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations, and let all who try to move it injure themselves, though all the nations of the earth should be gathered against her. Zechariah 12:3(NIV) So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may they who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength. Judges 5:31(NIV)

Lord, let the man of lawlessness be overthrown with the breath of your mouth and destroyed by the splendor of your coming: 2 Thessalonians 2:8(NIV) And let those be undeceived who have been long under powerful delusions to believe the lie, and let them love the truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-11(NIV)

Let Babylon fall and sink like a millstone into the sea; Revelation 18:21(NIV) and let the kings of the earth who have given their power and honor to the beast, Revelation 17:17(NIV) be wrought upon at length to bring them into the new Jerusalem. Revelation 21:26(NIV)

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Pray for the Health, Purity, and Holiness of the Church

Intercession 5.5 | NIV

For the amending of everything that is amiss in the church, the reviving of primitive Christianity and the power of godliness, and, to that end, the pouring out of the Spirit.

Lord, let your Spirit be poured out upon your churches from on high, and then the desert shall become a fertile field; Isaiah 32:15(NIV) then judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Psalm 94:15(NIV)

Let what is unfinished be straightened out, Titus 1:5(NIV) and let every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted be pulled up by the roots. Matthew 15:13(NIV)

Let the Lord whom I seek come to his temple like a refiner’s fire and a launderer’s soap, and let him purify the Levites and all the offspring of Israel, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may bring to the Lord offerings in righteousness, acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years. Malachi 3:2-4(NIV)

Let religion that God the Father accepts as pure and faultless flourish and prevail everywhere: James 1:27(NIV) that kingdom of God among men, which is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17(NIV) O renew your deeds in my day, in my time make them known; Habakkuk 3:2(NIV) and let these times be times of reformation. Hebrews 9:10(KJV)

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Pray for the Conversion of Non-Christians who are Hostile to Christianity

Intercession 5.4 | NIV

For the conviction and conversion of atheists, deists, and infidels, and of all who are out of the way of truth, and of profane scoffers and those who disgrace Christianity by their vicious and immoral lives.

O teach transgressors your ways, and let sinners turn back to you. Psalm 51:13(NIV)

O grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 2 Timothy 2:25(NIV) the truth as it is in Jesus, Ephesians 4:21(NIV) the truth that leads to godliness; Titus 1:1(NIV) that they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil. 2 Timothy 2:26(NIV)

Let those who are like sheep going astray return to Jesus Christ, the Shepherd and Overseer of his people’s souls. 1 Peter 2:25(NIV)

Show those fools their folly and misery who have said in their hearts, “There is no God,” and who are corrupt and whose deeds are vile. Psalm 14:1(NIV)

Lord, maintain the honor of the Scriptures, the law and the testimony, and convince those who do not speak according to that word, that it is because they have no light of dawn. Isaiah 8:20(NIV) You have exalted above all things your name and your word; Psalm 138:2(NIV) magnify the law, magnify the gospel, and make both glorious. Isaiah 42:21(NIV)

Let those who will not be won by the word, be won over by the behavior of Christians, 1 Peter 3:1(NIV) which I beg may be such in everything that those who do not believe may be convinced by all and judged by all, may be brought to worship God, exclaiming that God is really among them. 1 Corinthians 14:24-25(NIV)

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Pray for the Universal Church

Intercession 5.3 | NIV

For the universal church, wherever dispersed, and for all the interests of it.

My heart’s desire and prayer to God for the gospel-Israel is that it may be saved. Romans 10:1(NIV)

In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm 51:18(NIV) May there be peace within her walls and security within her citadels. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within her.” Psalm 122:7-8(NIV)

O that I may see the prosperity of the gospel-Jerusalem all the days of my life and peace upon Israel. Psalm 128:5-6(NIV) And that, thus, I may have reason to answer the envoys of the nations, saying, “The LORD has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.” Isaiah 14:32(NIV)

Save your people, O Lord, and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. Psalm 28:9(NIV) Give strength to your people, and bless your people with peace; Psalm 29:11(NIV) surround them with your favor as with a shield. Psalm 5:12(NIV)

Grace to all who love the Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love; Ephesians 6:24(NIV) for you know those who are yours, and give to all who confess the name of the Lord to turn away from wickedness. 2 Timothy 2:19(NIV)

I pray for all who believe in Christ, that all of them may be one; John 17:20-21(NIV) and since there is one body and one Spirit and we have been called to one hope – one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all, Ephesians 4:4-6(NIV) give to all Christians singleness of heart and action. Jeremiah 32:39(NIV)

Let the message of the Lord in all places spread rapidly and be honored. 2 Thessalonians 3:1(NIV)

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Pray for Jewish Conversions, Churches Threatened by Islam, and Churches on the Mission Field

Intercession 5.2 | NIV

For the conversion of the Jews.

Let the branches which have been broken off not persist in unbelief, Romans 11:17(NIV) but be grafted in again into their own olive tree! And though Israel has experienced a hardening in part, yet let the full number of the Gentiles come in, and let all Israel be saved. Romans 11:23-26(NIV)

Let them be made to look on the one they have pierced; Zechariah 12:10(NIV) and that they turn to the Lord, let the veil which is upon their hearts be taken away. 2 Corinthians 3:15-16(NIV)

For all churches that are groaning under the yoke of Islamic tyranny.

Let the churches of Asia, that were golden lampstands, Revelation 1:11-12(NIV) which the Lord Jesus delighted to walk among, be made so again. Revelation 2:1(NIV)

Restore to them their liberties as in days of old and their privileges as at the beginning; thoroughly purge away their dross, and remove all their impurities, Isaiah 1:25-26(NIV) and restore their fortunes, like streams in the Negev. Psalm 126:4(NIV)

For the churches on the mission field.

Be the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; Psalm 65:5(NIV) and let your people have the blessing which came on the head of Joseph and on the brow of the one separated from his brothers, even to the bounty of the age-old hills. Genesis 49:26(NIV)

Create peace to those far and near. Isaiah 57:19(NIV)

And let those who feast on the abundance of the seas and on treasures hidden in the sand, summon peoples to the mountain, that they may offer sacrifices of righteousness. Deuteronomy 33:19(NIV)