Moses’ Prayer after the Sin of the Golden Calf
And then Moses went up to the mountain and prayed to the Lord, saying, “Behold now, you O God, who have planted this vine and set its roots into the abyss and stretched out its shoots to your most high seat, look upon it in this time, because that vine has lost its fruit and has not recognized its cultivator. And now, if you are angry at your vine…
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Joshua’s Prayer for Israel before His Death
Biblical Antiquities 21.2–5
And Joshua said, “You above all know, Lord, what moves the heart of the sea before it rages, and you have searched out the constellations and numbered the stars and regulated the rain; you know the…
Confessional Prayer for Judean Restoration
Baruch 1:15–3:8
And you shall say: The Lord our God is in the right, but there is open shame on us today, on the people of Judah, on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on our kings, our rulers, our…
Baruch’s Prayers for Divine Mercy on Israel
2 Baruch 48:1–24; 75:1–8
And it happened after seven days that I prayed before the Mighty One and said:
O Lord, you summon the coming of the times,and they…
Mordecai’s Prayer for Fortitude and Deliverance
Additions to Esther 13:8–18
Then Mordecai prayed to the Lord, calling to remembrance all the works of the Lord.He said, “O Lord, Lord, you rule as King over all things, for the universe is in your power and there is no one who…
Daniel’s Penitential Prayer for Judean Restoration
Daniel 9
In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, by birth a Mede, who became king over the realm of the Chaldeans— in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years…
Azariah’s Prayer in the Furnace
Azariah and the Three Youths 1–22 (Additions to Daniel)
They walked around in the midst of the flames, singing hymns to God and blessing the Lord. Then Azariah stood still in the fire and prayed aloud:“Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our ancestors, and…