Prayers About Blessing
Find 50 prayers about Blessing to guide, comfort, and strengthen your faith.
May God Be Gracious to Us
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.
Psalm 67 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Priestly Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Blessing of Moses
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you, and on the clouds in His majesty. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, 'Destroy!' So Israel dwells in safety; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew. Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword.
Deuteronomy 33:26-29 (BSB)
BiblicalDeep Peace
Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.
Traditional Celtic blessing
TraditionalA Gaelic Blessing
May the strength of God pilot us, may the power of God preserve us, may the wisdom of God instruct us, may the hand of God protect us, may the way of God direct us, may the shield of God defend us, may the host of God guard us against the snares of evil and the temptations of the world.
Traditional Gaelic blessing
TraditionalPrayer of Jabez
Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.
1 Chronicles 4:10 (BSB)
BiblicalDavid's Blessing Before the Assembly
Blessed are You, O Lord, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all. Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
1 Chronicles 29:10-13 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14 (BSB)
BiblicalBlessing of Brother Leo
The Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you and have mercy. May the Lord turn His countenance to you and give you peace. The Lord bless you, Brother Leo.
St. Francis of Assisi (autograph blessing to Brother Leo, 1224)
SaintNow May the God of Peace
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21 (BSB)
BiblicalCeltic Blessing for a Journey
May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Traditional Irish blessing
TraditionalBlessing of St. Columba
Be a bright flame before me, O God, a guiding star above me. Be a smooth path below me, a kindly shepherd behind me, today, tonight, and forever. Alone with none but You, my God, I journey on my way. What need I fear when You are near, O Lord of night and day? More secure am I within Your hand than if a host did round me stand.
Attributed to St. Columba of Iona (d. 597)
SaintBlessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, you will be blessed and prosperous. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. In this way indeed shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life, and may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Psalm 128 (BSB)
BiblicalTraditional Blessing of Children
God bless you and keep you. God make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. God turn His face toward you and give you peace. May you grow in wisdom and grace. May God guide your steps and protect your way. May you know His love all the days of your life, and may He bring you safely home to His eternal kingdom.
Traditional parental blessing (based on Numbers 6:24-26)
TraditionalBless the Lord, All You Servants of the Lord
Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who stand by night in the house of the Lord. Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the Lord. May the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
Psalm 134 (BSB)
BiblicalMay the Lord Answer You in the Day of Trouble
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion. May He remember all your offerings and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices. May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed. May we shout for joy at your salvation, and in the name of our God set up our banners. May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
Psalm 20:1-5 (BSB)
BiblicalPraise Awaits You, O God, in Zion
Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled. O You who hear prayer, to You all men come. When we were overwhelmed by our transgressions, You forgave them. Blessed is the man You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts. We are filled with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple. You answer us with awesome deeds of righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Psalm 65:1-5 (BSB)
BiblicalSt. Patrick's Breastplate
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
Traditional Irish prayer attributed to St. Patrick
SaintGreat Is the Lord
I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion. The Lord is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Psalm 145:1-3, 8-9, 14, 18 (BSB)
BiblicalShout Joyfully to the Lord
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
Psalm 100 (BSB)
BiblicalLet Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 (BSB)
BiblicalHow Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts! My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Psalm 84:1-2, 4-5, 11-12 (BSB)
BiblicalTraditional Table Blessing
Be present at our table, Lord; be here and everywhere adored. These mercies bless, and grant that we may feast in paradise with Thee. Amen.
Traditional table grace (attributed to John Wesley)
TraditionalTraditional Birthday Blessing
Watch over Your child, O Lord, as the years increase. Bless and guide them wherever they may be. Strengthen them when they stand, comfort them when discouraged or sorrowful, raise them up if they fall. And in their heart may Your peace which passes understanding abide all the days of their life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional birthday blessing (Book of Common Prayer tradition)
TraditionalProtestant Table Grace
Lord, bless this food we are about to receive. Give bread to those who hunger, and hunger for justice to those who have bread. May we who have plenty learn to be grateful, and may those who have little know Your provision. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional Protestant table grace
TraditionalGrace Before Meals
Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Your bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional Christian prayer
TraditionalGrace After Meals
We give You thanks, Almighty God, for all Your benefits, who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Traditional Christian prayer
TraditionalThe Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9-13 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful.
Luke 1:46-55 (BSB)
BiblicalBlessed Is the Man
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Psalm 1:1-3 (BSB)
BiblicalHow Majestic Is Your Name
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him, the son of man that You care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor. You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet. O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 8:1, 3-6, 9 (BSB)
BiblicalWho Is Like the Lord Our God?
Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord; praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. The Lord is exalted above all the nations, His glory above the heavens. Who is like the Lord our God, the One enthroned on high, who humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to seat them with princes, with the princes of His people.
Psalm 113 (BSB)
BiblicalPraise the Lord, All Nations
Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples! For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 117 (BSB)
BiblicalSing to the Lord a New Song, His Praise in the Assembly
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing; let them make music to Him with tambourine and harp. For the Lord takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with salvation. Let the saints exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.
Psalm 149:1-5 (BSB)
BiblicalScottish Table Grace
Some have meat and cannot eat, some cannot eat that want it. But we have meat, and we can eat, so let the Lord be thanked. Amen.
Traditional Scottish grace (Robert Burns, Selkirk Grace, public domain)
TraditionalTraditional Nuptial Blessing
God the eternal Father keep you in love with each other, so that the peace of Christ may stay with you and be always in your home. May you be blessed in your children, and may the love that you lavish on them be returned a hundredfold. May the peace of Christ live always in your hearts and in your home. May you have true friends to stand by you, both in joy and in sorrow. May you be ready and willing to help and comfort all who come to you in need. May the blessings promised to the compassionate be yours in abundance.
Traditional Christian nuptial blessing
TraditionalLuther's Table Prayer
The eyes of all look to You, O Lord, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Lord God, heavenly Father, bless us and these Your gifts which we receive from Your bountiful goodness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Martin Luther's Small Catechism (1529, public domain)
TraditionalTraditional Prayer for Marriage
O God, who has so consecrated the covenant of marriage that in it is represented the spiritual unity between Christ and His Church: Send Your blessing upon these Your servants, that they may so love, honor, and cherish each other in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessing and peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Traditional marriage blessing (Book of Common Prayer tradition)
TraditionalGlory Be to the Father
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Traditional Christian doxology
TraditionalCome, Let Us Worship
Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout to Him with songs of joy. For the Lord is a great God, a great King above all gods. In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care.
Psalm 95:1-7 (BSB)
BiblicalSing to the Lord a New Song
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name; bring an offering and come into His courts. Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
Psalm 96:1-9 (BSB)
BiblicalGreat Are the Works of the Lord
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the council of the upright and in the assembly. Great are the works of the Lord, pondered by all who delight in them. Splendid and majestic is His work, and His righteousness endures forever. He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the Lord is gracious and compassionate. He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever.
Psalm 111 (BSB)
BiblicalUnless the Lord Builds the House
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat, for He grants sleep to those He loves. Children are indeed a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
Psalm 127 (BSB)
BiblicalHow Good and Pleasant It Is
How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, over the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the Lord has bestowed His blessing, even life forevermore.
Psalm 133 (BSB)
BiblicalPraise the Lord from the Heavens
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights. Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He commanded and they were created. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Psalm 148:1-5, 13 (BSB)
BiblicalA General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up ourselves to thy service. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer (1662, public domain)
TraditionalMoravian Table Grace
Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be, and bless these gifts bestowed by Thee. Bless our loved ones everywhere, and keep them in Your care. Amen.
Traditional Moravian blessing
TraditionalPrayer for a New Year
O God, by whose command the order of time runs its course: Forgive our impatience, perfect our faith, and, while we await the fulfillment of Your promise, grant us to have a good hope because of Your word, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Traditional Christian prayer for the New Year
TraditionalPrayer Before Work
Direct, we beseech You, O Lord, our actions by Your holy inspirations, and carry them on by Your gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may begin always with You, and through You be happily ended. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional Catholic prayer before work (Actiones Nostras)
TraditionalTraditional Family Prayer
Heavenly Father, bless our family. Be so near us that we may know Your presence. Protect us from evil and guard our going out and our coming in. Help us to love one another and to forgive as You have forgiven us. Bind us together with cords that cannot be broken. Make our home a place of peace, joy, and hospitality. Keep us faithful in prayer and generous in love, today and always. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional family prayer
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