Q. 190. What do we pray for in the first petition?
A. In the first petition (which is, Hallowed be thy name,) acknowledging the utter inability and indisposition that is in ourselves and all men to honor God aright, we pray, that God would by his grace enable and incline us and others to know, to acknowledge, and highly to esteem him, his titles, attributes, ordinances, word, works, and whatsoever he is pleased to make himself known by; and to glorify him in thought, word, and deed: that he would prevent and remove atheism, ignorance, idolatry, profaneness, and whatsoever is dishonorable to him; and by his overruling providence, direct and dispose of all things to his own glory.
- Matthew 6:9.
- 2 Corinthians 3:5.
- Psalms 51:15.
- Psalms 67:2,3.
- Psalms 83:18.
- Psalms 86:10-13,15.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1.
- Psalms 138:1-3.
- Psalms 147:19,20.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14,15.
- Psalms 8.
- Psalms 145.
- Psalms 19:14.
- Psalms 103:1.
- Philippians 1:9,11.
- Psalms 67:1-4.
- Ephesians 1:17,18.
- Psalms 97:7.
- Psalms 74:18,22,23.
- 2 Kings 19:15,16.
- 2 Chronicles 20:6.
- 2 Chronicles 10-12.
- Psalms 83.
- Psalms 140:4,8.