Prayers

Prayers for school and exams

For exam nerves, focus, and academic pressure.

  1. Anxious before an exam

    Lord, this exam has my stomach in knots and my mind racing through everything I'm afraid I'll forget.

    Philippians 4:6-7 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 56:3 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Joshua 1:9 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 46:1 · Matthew 6:34 · Psalm 27:1 · Psalm 94:19 · John 14:27

  2. Struggling to focus on my studies

    Lord, my mind keeps wandering everywhere except onto my studies, and the more time slips by, the more anxious I get about it.

    Philippians 4:8 · Colossians 3:23 · Proverbs 2:2-5 · Psalm 119:105 · James 1:5 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · 2 Timothy 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Philippians 4:13 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Psalm 90:12 · Proverbs 16:3

  3. Discouraged by a bad grade

    Lord, this grade stung more than I expected, and it's tempting to let it define how smart or capable I think I am.

    Romans 8:28 · Philippians 3:13-14 · Lamentations 3:22-23 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Psalm 37:23-24 · Proverbs 24:16 · Isaiah 40:29-31 · Philippians 4:13 · Psalm 103:13-14 · James 1:2-4 · Romans 5:3-4 · Psalm 34:18

  4. Pressure to succeed academically

    Lord, the pressure to perform academically feels heavier than I know how to carry sometimes, whether it comes from my parents, my own expectations, or just the competition around me.

    Philippians 4:6-7 · Matthew 6:33 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · Psalm 127:1-2 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Colossians 3:23 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · Galatians 1:10 · Psalm 139:14 · Jeremiah 29:11 · Isaiah 41:10 · Philippians 1:6

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Philippians 4:6-7, 2 Timothy 1:7, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 56:3, Proverbs 3:5-6, Joshua 1:9, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1, Matthew 6:34, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 94:19, John 14:27, Philippians 4:8, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 2:2-5, Psalm 119:105, James 1:5, 2 Timothy 2:15, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Psalm 90:12, Proverbs 16:3, Romans 8:28, Philippians 3:13-14, Lamentations 3:22-23, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Psalm 37:23-24, Proverbs 24:16, Isaiah 40:29-31, Psalm 103:13-14, James 1:2-4, Romans 5:3-4, Psalm 34:18, Matthew 6:33, Psalm 127:1-2, 2 Corinthians 3:5, Galatians 1:10, Psalm 139:14, Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 1:6.