The article contains quotes from King David. These quotes are verses found in the Book of Psalms of the Bible and assigned to King David. These quotes, too, are prayer lines since the Psalms is a book of prayers.
“Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose way of life is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart.” – King David; Psalms 15:1-2 (NIVUK)
“I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.’” – King David; Psalms 16:2 (NIVUK)
“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.” – King David; Psalms 16:8 (NIVUK)
“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.” – King David; Psalms 16:9-10 (NIVUK)
“Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me.” – King David; Psalms 17:8-9 (NIVUK)
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?” – King David; Psalms 22:1 (NIVUK)
“I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. You who fear the Lord, praise him!” – King David; Psalms 22:22-23 (NIVUK)
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.” – King David; Psalms 23:1-3 (NIVUK)
“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” – King David; Psalms 27:4 (NIVUK)
“I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.” – King David; Psalms 34:4 (NIVUK)
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” – King David; Psalms 37:4 (NIVUK)
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: he will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.” – King David; Psalms 37:5-6 (NIVUK)
“Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.” – King David; Psalms 37:16 (NIVUK)
“The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure for ever.” – King David; Psalms 37:18 (NIVUK)
“The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.” – King David; Psalms 37:39 (NIVUK)
“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.” – King David; Psalms 40:5 (NIVUK)
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” – King David; Psalms 51:10 (NIVUK)
“My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.” – King David; Psalms 51:17 (NIVUK)
“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” – King David; Psalms 103:1 (NIVUK)
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” – King David; Psalms 103:8 (NIVUK)
“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” – King David; Psalms 103:11-12 (NIVUK)
“Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul.” – King David; Psalms 103:20-22 (NIVUK)
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” – King David; Psalms 139:13-14 (NIVUK)
“I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.” – King David; Psalms 140:12 (NIVUK)
“Let a righteous man strike me – that is a kindness; let him rebuke me – that is oil on my head.” – King David; Psalms 141:5 (NIVUK)
“I cry to you, Lord; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’” – King David; Psalms 142:5 (NIVUK)
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.” – King David; Psalms 143:8 (NIVUK)
“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.” – King David; Psalms 145:3 (NIVUK)
“The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.” – King David; Psalms 145:9 (NIVUK)
“The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” – King David; Psalms 145:18 (NIVUK)
