Powerful Bible Verses to Pray Over Your Husband: A Daily Devotion for Your Marriage
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As Christian wives, we all want the best for our husbands. One of the most powerful ways we can support them is through prayer. In this post, we’ll explore why praying for your husband every day is so important and why using specific Bible verses can be especially impactful. If you sometimes struggle with finding the right words in prayer, don’t worry—using scripture can be a helpful guide. Let’s dive into some beautiful verses to pray over your husband and see how they can strengthen your marriage and his walk with God.
I will provide you with sample prayers that you can use individually or combine into one comprehensive prayer to cover all aspects of your husband’s life.
So let’s get started!
Why Praying for Your Husband Every Day is Important
Praying for your husband every day is like watering a garden. Just as a garden needs regular watering to thrive, our marriages need the nourishment that comes from consistent prayer. When we pray for our husbands, we invite God into their lives and ours, asking for His guidance, protection, and blessings. It’s a way to show love, commitment, and care for the one God has joined us with.
A Spiritual Covering
One of the primary reasons to pray for your husband daily is to provide a spiritual covering over him. Life can be challenging, and our husbands often face pressures at work, from family, and in their personal lives. By lifting them up in prayer, we’re asking God to protect and strengthen them in all areas.
Building a Stronger Connection
Prayer is also a beautiful way to build a deeper emotional and spiritual connection with your husband. It’s an act of love that goes beyond the physical and emotional, touching the very soul. When we pray, we align ourselves with God’s heart for our husbands, fostering greater unity and understanding in our marriage.
The Power of Praying Bible Verses
Sometimes, we might not know exactly what to pray for our husbands. This is where having Bible verses to pray over your husband can be especially powerful. Scripture is filled with God’s promises and truths that we can speak over our husbands’ lives. Using the Word in our prayers ensures that we’re praying in line with God’s will and speaking life and truth into our husbands’ situations.
I will be using the Tree of Life version as well as the NASB for the verses I list below. Feel free to use whichever version you are most comfortable with.
Praying with Confidence
The Bible tells us in Isaiah 55:11:
“So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
TLV
When we pray scripture, we can have confidence that God’s Word is powerful and effective.
Finding the Right Words
Using Bible verses also helps us find the right words when we’re at a loss. Whether we’re praying for our husband’s health, his work, or his spiritual growth, there’s a scripture that speaks to every need.
Let’s look at some specific verses to pray over your husband and how they can be a blessing to him and your marriage.
Bible Verses to Pray Over Your Husband
For Spiritual Growth and Wisdom
Pray for your husband’s spiritual growth and wisdom by using these powerful verses. It’s important to ask God to deepen his faith and understanding.
Ephesians 1:17-18 (NASB): “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”
James 1:5 (TLV): “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Colossians 1:9 (NASB): “For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”
Proverbs 2:6 (TLV): “For Adonai gives wisdom. Out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”
Sample Prayer for Spiritual Growth and Wisdom:
“Heavenly Father, I come before You lifting up my husband. I pray, as Paul did for the Ephesians, that You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give him a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You. Open the eyes of his heart, Lord, so he may know the hope to which You have called him and the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints.
When he feels uncertain, remind him that if any of us lacks wisdom, we should ask of You, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Fill him with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, that he may walk in a manner worthy of You, pleasing You in all respects. May he seek wisdom from Your mouth, which comes with knowledge and understanding. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
For Strength and Courage
Our husbands face many challenges, and it’s vital to pray for strength and courage for them to face each day.
Joshua 1:9 (NASB): “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Isaiah 40:31 (TLV): “But they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar up with wings as eagles. They will run, and not grow weary. They will walk, and not be faint.”
Psalm 27:14 (NASB): “Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”
Philippians 4:13 (TLV): “I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.”
Sample Prayer for Strength and Courage:
“Lord, I ask for Your strength and courage to be with my husband. As You commanded Joshua, help him to be strong and courageous, not to tremble or be dismayed, knowing that You, Lord, are with him wherever he goes. When he feels weary, remind him that those who wait for You will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not grow tired, they will walk and not become weary. Encourage him to wait for You, Lord, to be strong and let his heart take courage as he waits. Strengthen him through Messiah Yeshua, reminding him that he can do all things through Your strength. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.”
For Protection and Safety
Praying for protection over your husband is crucial, whether he’s at work, traveling, or just going about his daily routine.
Psalm 91:11 (NASB): “For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.”
Proverbs 18:10 (TLV): “The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high.”
Psalm 121:7-8 (NASB): “The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.”
Isaiah 41:10 (TLV): “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”
Sample Prayer for Protection and Safety:
“Dear God, I ask for Your divine protection over my husband. As Your Word says, give Your angels charge over him to guard him in all his ways. Let him find refuge in Your name, which is a strong tower; may he run to it and be safe. Protect him from all evil, and keep his soul. Guard his going out and coming in from this time forth and forever. Help him not to fear, for You are with him. Strengthen him and uphold him with Your righteous right hand. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
For His Work and Provision
Asking God to bless your husband’s work and provide for your family is another key area of prayer.
Colossians 3:23-24 (NASB): “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Philippians 4:19 (TLV): “My God will fulfill every need of yours according to the riches of His glory in Messiah Yeshua.”
Proverbs 16:3 (NASB): “Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.”
Psalm 128:2 (TLV): “When you eat the labor of your hands, you will be happy, and it will be well with you.”
Sample Prayer for Work and Provision:
“Heavenly Father, I pray for my husband’s work and provision. May he do his work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that he will receive the reward of the inheritance from You, Lord, for it is You whom he serves. Fulfill every need we have according to Your riches in glory in Messiah Yeshua. As he commits his work to You, establish his plans. May he be blessed to eat the labor of his hands, and may it bring happiness and well-being. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
For His Health and Well-being
Pray for your husband’s physical, mental, and emotional health. It’s important to cover all aspects of his well-being in prayer.
3 John 1:2 (NASB): “Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.”
Jeremiah 33:6 (TLV): “Behold, I will bring it health and healing, and I will heal them; I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.”
Proverbs 3:7-8 (NASB): “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.”
Psalm 103:2-3 (TLV): “Bless Adonai, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.”
Sample Prayer for Health and Well-being:
“Lord, I lift up my husband’s health and well-being to You. As John prayed, I ask that he may prosper in all respects and be in good health, just as his soul prospers. Bring him health and healing, reveal to him an abundance of peace and truth. Help him not to be wise in his own eyes but to fear You and turn away from evil, for this will bring healing to his body and refreshment to his bones. We bless You, Lord, for Your benefits—forgiving all our iniquities and healing all our diseases. Amen.”
For His Faith and Relationship with God
Lastly, always pray for your husband’s personal relationship with God, that it would grow and deepen.
Ephesians 3:16-17 (NASB): “That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love.”
Philippians 1:9-11 (TLV): “Now this I pray, that your love might overflow still more and more in knowledge and depth of discernment, in order to approve what is excellent—so that in the Day of Messiah you may be sincere and blameless, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Yeshua the Messiah—to the glory and praise of God.”
Hebrews 10:22 (NASB): “Let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Colossians 2:6-7 (TLV): “Therefore as you received Messiah Yeshua as Lord, so continue to walk in Him—rooted and built up in Him and established in your faith just as you were taught, overflowing with thankfulness.”
Sample Prayer for Faith and Relationship with God:
“Father God, I pray for my husband’s faith and relationship with You. Grant him, according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with power through Your Spirit in his inner being, so that Christ may dwell in his heart through faith. May he be rooted and grounded in love. I pray that his love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that he may be able to discern what is best and be pure and blameless until the Day of Messiah, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Yeshua the Messiah—to the glory and praise of God.
Draw him near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having his heart sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and his body washed with pure water. As he received Messiah Yeshua as Lord, may he continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, and established in his faith, overflowing with thankfulness. Amen.”
My Final Thoughts: The Power of Persistent Prayer
Praying for your husband using scripture is a powerful and effective way to support him. It aligns your prayers with God’s will, brings His promises to the forefront, and covers every aspect of your husband’s life with God’s grace and protection. Remember, you don’t have to have all the right words; the Bible provides a wealth of verses that speak to every need and situation.
By making prayer a daily habit, you can strengthen your marriage, support your husband in his walk with God, and draw closer to God yourself. So, let’s commit to praying these verses over our husbands daily, trusting that God hears our prayers and will work in their lives in wonderful ways.
Remember, prayer is not just a duty but a privilege, and as we pray, we also grow in our faith and understanding. Let’s continue to seek God’s will for our husbands, ourselves, and our families, trusting in His perfect plan for our lives.
For more prayers, you can check out our post on The Essential Guide to Praying Over Your Home!
And if you are new to prayer, be sure to check out our post on the ACTS Prayer Method and use these verse and prayers with that method to pray with confidence!
NASB – “Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Copyright by The Lockman Foundation“
Tree of Life (TLV) – Scripture taken from the Holy Scriptures, Tree of Life Version*. Copyright © 2014,2016 by the Tree of Life Bible Society. Used by permission of the Tree of Life Bible Society.