Praying for Government

10 passages

Romans 13:1
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
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2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
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Jeremiah 29:7
Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
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1 Peter 2:17
Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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1 Timothy 2:1–2
¹First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— ²for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
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Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
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Titus 3:1–2
¹Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, ²to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
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Psalm 22:28
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
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Job 12:23–25
²³He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. ²⁴He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. ²⁵They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
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Proverbs 11:14
For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.
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