Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
1 Chronicles 16:11

“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.”
— 1 Chronicles 16:11
Praying Hands — Albrecht Dürer, c. 1508 · public domain
When the disciples asked Jesus for instruction, they did not ask how to preach or how to lead — they asked "Lord, teach us to pray." His answer (Matthew 6:9-13) became the most-prayed text in human history, and the verses below orbit it: the asking promises (Matthew 7:7, "ask, and it shall be given you"), the abiding condition (John 15:7), the anxiety exchange (Philippians 4:6), the confidence clause (1 John 5:14 — "if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us"), and the practice verses — pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17), watch and pray (Matthew 26:41), pray for one another (James 5:16). Fifteen verses in full KJV text, for beginners and for the pray-without-ceasing veterans alike.
Quick answer: Matthew 6:9 opens the Lord's Prayer — "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name" — and Matthew 7:7 gives the standing invitation: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." 1 John 5:14 states the confidence rule: prayer answered is prayer aligned — "if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us."
Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.
1 Chronicles 16:11
But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 66:19
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Psalms 145:18
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.
Matthew 6:9
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:7
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 18:19
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
Matthew 18:20
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Matthew 21:22
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:13
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.
John 14:14
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
John 15:7
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
Colossians 4:2
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.
1 John 5:14
These verses are read at the beginning of a prayer life (Matthew 6:9 is the starter text), in anxiety (Philippians 4:6-7 — it sits here and on the anxiety page because it serves both), before decisions (James 1:5 is the wisdom ask), in intercession for others (James 5:16, Matthew 18:19), and in the silence after an unanswered prayer, where Romans 8:26 does its strange work: "the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." The daily verse tool on this site exists for exactly the habit these verses describe — one verse, every day, read slowly.
Copy the verse that fits the hour — Matthew 6:9-13 for the framework (pray it once as written, then again in your own words), Matthew 7:7 for permission to keep asking, 1 John 5:14 for the alignment check that keeps prayer honest. Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; "Our Father which art in heaven" reads nearly identically in both, but "supplication" becomes simply "asking," which lowers the entrance barrier this page exists to lower. If you are starting from zero: one verse, read aloud, once a day, is a complete prayer practice — the daily verse tool above can supply the verse.
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