What Does the Bible Say About Morning Prayer?
Here are 11 Bible verses about morning prayer, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Psalms 5:3
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
BSBIn the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
- #2Psalms 90:14
O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
BSBSatisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
- #3Mark 1:35
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
BSBEarly in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- #4Psalms 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
BSBMay the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- #5Psalms 119:105
נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
BSBYour word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
- #6Psalms 63:1-11
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. …
BSBA Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You. When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night. …
- #7Psalms 91:5-7
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
BSBYou will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
- #8Job 38:12
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
BSBIn your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
- #9Proverbs 8:17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
BSBI love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- #10Psalms 57:8
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
BSBAwake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
- #11Psalms 59:16
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
BSBBut I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).