Prayer, answers to

God has promised to answer prayer for personal or corporate needs and for the needs of others.

God answers the prayers of individuals

God answers the psalmists' prayers

Psalm 145:18–19 See also Psalm 3:4, Psalm 6:8–9, Psalm 30:2–3, Psalm 66:19–20, Psalm 116:1–2, Psalm 118:5, Psalm 138:3

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

God answers Moses' prayers

Exodus 15:23–25, Exodus 17:4–7; Numbers 11:10–17

God answers Hannah's prayer for a son

1 Samuel 1:27 See also 1 Samuel 1:10–20

I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,

God answers the prayers of the prophets

Psalm 99:6 See also 1 Samuel 7:9; Lamentations 3:55–57; Jonah 2:1–2; James 5:17–18

Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

God answers the prayers of the kings of Israel

1 Kings 9:3; 2 Chronicles 18:31

God answers corporate petition

Answered prayer for deliverance from hardship

Deuteronomy 26:7–8 See also Exodus 2:23–25, Exodus 3:7–9; Numbers 20:16; 1 Samuel 12:8; Psalm 81:7

So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.

Answered prayer for deliverance from enemies

1 Samuel 12:10–11 See also Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15; 2 Kings 19:19–20; 1 Chronicles 5:20

Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

God answers the prayer of the oppressed

James 5:4 See also Exodus 22:22–23; Job 34:28

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

God answers prayer for healing

James 5:14–16 See also Numbers 12:10–15; 1 Kings 17:21–22; 2 Kings 4:32–35, 2 Kings 20:1–6 parallels 2 Chronicles 32:24, Isaiah 38:1–6; Matthew 8:2–3 parallels Mark 1:40–42, Luke 5:12–13; Acts 9:40

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

God answers prayer for others

Deuteronomy 9:18–19 See also 1 Samuel 7:8–9; Acts 12:5–8

Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well.