Birthdays are a special time to celebrate the gift of life and the blessings that come with another year. As you write a birthday message for a dear friend, consider incorporating a heartfelt prayer to uplift their spirit and remind them of God’s love.
These 50 birthday prayers for a friend is drawn from the wisdom and encouragement found in Scripture, offering a variety of ways to pray for your friend on their special day.
50 Birthday Prayers for a Friend
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. (Ephesians 3:16, NIV)
- The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail. (Isaiah 58:11, NIV)
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, NIV)
- I pray that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. (Philippians 1:9-10, NIV)
- May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. (Psalm 128:5, NIV)
- I pray that you may have the power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. (Ephesians 3:18, NIV)
- May the favor of the Lord our God rest on you; establish the work of your hands for you. (Psalm 90:17, NIV)
- I pray that you may be radiant with joy, because your heart has responded to his love. (Psalm 34:5, NLT)
- May the Lord direct your heart into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. (2 Thessalonians 3:5, NIV)
- I pray that you will be strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience. (Colossians 1:11, NIV)
- May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. (Numbers 6:24-26, NLT)
- I pray that you will be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19, NIV)
- May the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (1 Peter 5:10, NIV)
- I pray that your heart may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ. (Colossians 2:2, ESV)
- May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. (1 Thessalonians 3:12, NIV)
- I pray that you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2, NIV)
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:14, NIV)
- I pray that you will be protected from the evil one. (2 Thessalonians 3:3, NIV)
- May the Lord make your love grow more and more for one another and for all. (1 Thessalonians 3:12, NLT)
- I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. (Ephesians 1:18, NIV)
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that you will live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10, NIV)
- May the Lord’s favor rest on you; establish the work of your hands. (Psalm 90:17, NIV)
- I pray that your faith will be strengthened so that Christ will live in your hearts through faith, and that your life will be strong in love and be firmly rooted and grounded. (Ephesians 3:17, NLT)
- May the Lord watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. (Psalm 121:8, NIV)
- I pray that you will always be full of the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God. (Philippians 1:11, NLT)
- May the Lord give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed. (Psalm 20:4, NIV)
- I pray that you will be strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience. (Colossians 1:11, NIV)
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that you will be filled with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives. (Colossians 1:9, NIV)
- May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:14, NIV)
- I pray that you will have the strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge. (Ephesians 3:18-19, ESV)
- May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. (Psalm 128:5, NIV)
- I pray that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, ESV)
- May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. (1 Thessalonians 3:12, NIV)
- I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. (Ephesians 1:18, NIV)
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that you will be kept strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:8, NIV)
- May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will. (Hebrews 13:20-21, NIV)
- I pray that you will be filled with the joy of the Lord, which is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10, NIV)
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10, ESV)
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, NIV)
- I pray that the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9, NIV)
- May the Lord watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. (Psalm 121:8, NIV)
- I pray that you will be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9, NIV)
- May 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. (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)
- I pray that the peace of Christ will rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15, NIV)
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13, NIV)
Conclusion
As you lift up these birthday prayers for your friend, may they be a source of encouragement, strength, and hope. May the Lord bless them abundantly and fill their heart with joy on their special day and throughout the year ahead. With God’s love and grace guiding their path, may they continue to grow in faith and experience the fullness of His plans for their life.
