Closing Prayers for Bible Study

We made a big list of closing prayers for Bible study sessions. These are prayers you can say when you feel different emotions after reading the Bible. You can also use them when you study the Bible alone or with other people. There are many prayers for different situations.

You’ll see that these bible study on prayer are really short. Also, most of them talk about parts from the Bible. This is intentional.

Short bible study on prayer are good to remember because they mention parts of the Bible. If you remember even a few of them, it will make it easier to say closing prayers after a Bible study. If you finish reading, we have a special part with Bible verses for praying. This way, you can learn them as you pray.

What is a closing prayers for Bible study?

If you’re going to end your Bible study, answer this first: What’s a closing prayer? A closing prayer for Bible study is a way to finish your time of studying the Bible by talking to God.

That might seem funny – We are always thinking about God when we read the Bible, right?

Sometimes is the correct answer.

Sometimes we focus completely on God and read the Bible with all our heart. Sometimes we act like humans. We get distracted easily. We may have lots of thoughts and feelings, even if we are trying to do what Jesus wants.

I strongly believe that God can speak to us through His words, even if we’re not in the right mindset. Even if we don’t get everything we want, if we talk to God, He can still give us what we need to make it through the day. God’s words can feel like food that is enough for one day.

That’s why saying a prayer at the end is a great way to connect with God.

When you spend time reading the Bible, it’s nice to end by talking to God. This helps you feel calm and reminds you that your time with God is never really over, it’s just getting started.

Let’s use some closing prayers for Bible study, either alone or in a group. Here are some examples of closing prayers for bible study!

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Individual Bible Studying Closing Prayers

How do you close a Bible reading?

End your Bible reading with God in your thoughts and feelings. We have some quick prayers at the end of this article. We hope God’s message in this article has touched your heart and thoughts.

What should I pray after reading the Bible?

John 1:1 says, “ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

When you read God’s Word, it is a way of being with God. When you pray after reading the Bible, you do pray for a few things:

1. To have God reveal to us what He intended His word to say
2. To help apply it to our lives
3. To make sure we truly end our time with God focused on Him
4. To help us carry His word with us so that we don’t leave it in the Bible- that we go out in the world living it.

Here are some prayers below categorized by different situations you may be facing.

Closing Prayers for Bible Study

Prayer for God to Reveal Himself 

When we pray, we use words from the Bible to make sure we are talking to God with honesty. If people pray to see God and they use a Bible quote, I will use quotes too. All sayings are from the NIV unless it is said otherwise.

If a quote is directly a Bible verse, it will be in quotes, and also referenced.

1. Dear Lord, I don’t want the spirit of the world. I want the Spirit of God (1 Corinthians 2:10-16). Help me see less of what the world finds important, and more of what you find important. We know that the importance of your spirit lies in Your word. I ask that through Your word, You reveal what You want me to get from this. In your name I pray, Amen.
2. O God, since the creation of the world, your invisible attributes have been clearly seen (Romans 1:19). You reveal your eternal power. Help me not know you as God, but to glorify knowing you as God. (Romans 1:20-23) Let the words I read today jump out at me to turn my heart constantly and consistently to you that you may reveal yourself and your will. Amen.
3. Dear God, I have read Your word and it is good. Reveal Yourself to me now and throughout the next few days, and help me use that to become more like You. Help this living hope purify myself to be more Christlike (1 John 3:2-3). In your name we pray, Amen.
4. O Mighty God, You are the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). Now that I have read Your word, help me to live in your ways, your truth, and your life as You continually reveal yourself. Amen.
5. Dear Lord, let Your words mix with my increasing faith that I may see the ways that you reveal Yourself. Amen. (Hebrews 4:2)“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Amen. (Deuteronomy 29:29)
6. “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Amen. (Romans 5:5)

Prayers to apply God’s Word to our lives 

1.  Dear Lord, help me to prove that I am a doer of the Word instead of just a hearer. Let me not be like the man that looks in a mirror, then forgets what he looks like when he looks away. Amen. (James 1:22-25).
2. Lord, I ask for the word of Christ to richly dwell within me. Help this turn my heart toward thankfulness to you. Amen. (Colossians 3:16)
3. O God, help me persevere in Your teaching. Amen. (2 Peter 1:3-4)
4. Dear God, I was once in darkness, but now through Your spirit and Your word, I walk in your light. Keep me focused on walking as a child of the light. In your name I pray, Amen. (Ephesians 5:8)

Closing prayer when I’m trying to get in the habit of reading the Bible

1. Dear God, help me to continue to do this without grumbling or arguing (Philippians 2:14). Remind me of how much Your word fulfills me, Amen.
2. May I walk in your precepts (Psalm 119:56) and never finish that walk. Amen.
3. O Lord, help me to keep your law continually, forever and ever, Amen. (Psalm 119:44)

Closing prayer when I’m still confused/trying to discern God’s Word 

1. God, I ask today that you aid me in submitting myself to you. I resist the devil, please send him away from me. Amen. (James 4:7)
2. Dear Lord, help me to lean on you with my whole heart and not on my own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)
3. Even though I am still trying to discern, I will not fear, for you are with me. Help me to not be dismayed because you are my God, and that I am certain about. (Isaiah 41:10)
4. O Lord, you have not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline. Help me to use all of those things this week, Amen. (2 Timothy 1:7)

Read Also: Bible Verses For Prayer

Prayers for carrying His message out to the world 

1. Lord, today I ask for you to help me prepare. Prepare my heart to give an answer to everyone who asks me about You. Help me to explain the hope that you have. I ask that you remind me to do this with gentleness and respect, Amen. (1 Peter 3:15)
2. God, I end reading Your word today as a reminder that I am your ambassador (2 Corinthians 5:20). Thank you for that honor.

Closing Prayer For Group Bible Study

Sometimes we want closing prayers for Bible study that is in a group setting. I understand this as I used to be the one that would silently beg for someone not to call on me to “end us in prayer”.

A great end prayer for a group Bible study is from Nehemiah 5:24-26:

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Struggling for volunteers to pray at a group Bible study? Try this trick!

Are you a part of a group Bible study and struggle for a volunteer to pray at the end? A great way to have people pray a closing prayer for Bible study is by using the guideline below:

• Thank you for (something about the day)
• Thank you for (something specific that was learned)
• Lord, please be with us when

26 Short Bible Verses to Pray As Closing Prayers to A Bible Study

One small change that has been HUGE for my prayer life is to pick a small Bible verse and use it as a prayer to close out a Bible study.

The reason why this is super helpful is that it helps me to:

1. Memorize smaller Bible verses
2. Pray with God’s words instead of my own
3. Bring comfort to the end of reading the Bible for that moment

Here are 26 short closing prayers for a Bible study. They are short on purpose and stick extremely close to the Bible verse. However, I put the Bible verse at the end just for reference for you.

Deuteronomy 5:7

O Lord, May I put You and Your word first. Help me to have no idols in front of You and Your everlasting love, Amen.

(You shall have no other Gods before me. Deuteronomy 5:7)

Psalm 34:4

Thank you, Lord, for giving me Your Word so that I can always seek you. Thank you for answering with your Word. May it deliver me from worldly fears this week, Amen.

(I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4)

Ephesians 6:10

Lord, help me to use Your Word to use your strength and might throughout the rest of this week instead of my own, Amen.

(Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Ephesians 6:10)

1 Thessalonians 5:16

May your words help me to rejoice always, Amen!

(Rejoice always! 1 Thessalonians 5:16)

Psalm 56:3

Thank you O Lord for Your Word. Let it help me put my trust in you when I am afraid.

(When I am afraid I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3)

Psalm 37:3

Dear God, may Your guiding words help me to trust in You, do good, and dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness, Amen!

(Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Psalm 37:3)

Ephesians 4:32

Dear God, May Your words drive me to be compassionate and kind to one another. Let your word help me forgive anyone that I need to forgive today, just as you forgave me. Amen.

(Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32).

Luke 6:31

Dear Father, May Your words encourage me to do to others as I would want them to do to me, Amen.

(Do to others as you would have them do to you. Luke 6:31)

Philippians 4:4

Help me to rejoice in Your word always, Amen!

(Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Philippians 4:4)

Matthew 5:14

O God, help me to be the light of the world. Help me to be a town on a hill that cannot be hidden, Amen.

(You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14)

Hebrews 11:10

Dear God, please use Your word to remind me that faith is confidence in what I hope for and assurance about what I do not see, Amen.

(Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:10)

1 Chronicles 16:11

O Lord, may I use Your words to continue to look to You and Your strength. May I seek Your face always, Amen.

(Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11)

1 Corinthians 10:31

Dear God, Thank You for Your word. May anything I eat or drink or do today all be for Your glory, Amen.

(So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31)

Romans 3:23

Dear Lord, thank You for revealing where I may have sinned against You and fallen short. Help me to fix my ways, Amen.

(for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23)

Psalm 118:24

Dear God, Thank You for what You do everyday. Let me rejoice and be glad! Amen.

(The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. Psalm 118:24)

Proverbs 3:5

Dear God, thank You for Your word. Help me to trust in You with all my heart and to lean on Your word instead of my own understanding, Amen.

(Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding Proverbs 3:5)

1 John 5:3

O Lord, May I use Your words to strengthen my love for you, and with that love may I keep Your commands. May Your commands not be burdensome, but strengthen my love for You, Amen.

(In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome…1 John 5:3)

Psalm 119:05

Dear God, Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Amen.

(Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:05)

Romans 12:12

Dearest God, May I be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer. Amen.

(Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12)

Matthew 11:30

Dear God, I know Your yoke is easy and your burden is light. May I give you my burdens today and keep them with you for they are much heavier. Amen.

(For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:30)

2 Timothy 1:7

O Lord, Thank You for Your Spirit. May it not make me timid, but give me power, love, and self-discipline. Amen.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)

Proverbs 10:12

O Lord, Help me to use Your word to love everyone, an let that love cover all wrongs, Amen.

(Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. Proverbs 10:12)

Psalm 136:1

Dear God, I give You thanks! You are good. Your love endures forever. Amen.

(Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1)

Psalm 150:6

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Amen

(Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. Psalm 150:6)

Colossians 3:2

May Your word help me set my mind on things above, not on earthly things. Amen.

(Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2)

Final Thoughts

God likes it when we read His book. The Bible doesn’t say that we must say a closing prayer for Bible study, but it’s a good way to sum up and remember the time we spent with God. Don’t forget to get more stuff to help you with your prayers.