Daniel prayer for 21 days follows the pattern of Daniel’s own extended season of prayer and fasting, three full weeks of seeking God with real intensity before receiving a clear answer. Scripture treats this kind of sustained, focused seeking as genuinely different from a single quick request.
These thirty verses walk through that same committed season. If the battle plan for prayer gave you an ongoing strategy, let this prayer be the specific, extended season Daniel modeled so clearly.
Use these to guide a 21 day season of focused prayer and fasting, returning to a few each day throughout.
Daniel Prayer for 21 Days
1. Daniel 10:2-3 (KJV)
“In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.”
Prayer: Father, Daniel mourned and sought You for three full weeks, eating simply, denying himself for the sake of seeking You. Let me commit to that same focus.
Let this season be marked by real commitment, not half-hearted effort.
2. Daniel 10:12-13 (KJV)
“Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.”
Prayer: Lord, from the first day Daniel set his heart to understand and humble himself, his words were heard, even though the answer met resistance.
Let me trust You heard me from day one, even if the answer takes the full twenty-one days.
3. Daniel 9:3 (KJV)
“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”
Prayer: Father, Daniel turned to You in prayer and petition, in fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. Let me turn to You with that same seriousness now.
Let this season involve real sacrifice, not just words spoken casually.
4. Daniel 1:8-16 (KJV)
“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat. Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.”
Prayer: Lord, Daniel resolved not to defile himself, choosing a simpler diet, and You blessed that resolve. Let this same discipline bring blessing now.
Let this discipline be rooted in devotion, not just self-improvement.
5. Daniel 6:10 (KJV)
“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.”
Prayer: Father, Daniel prayed three times a day, kneeling, giving thanks, without fail. Let consistency mark my own prayer through these twenty-one days.
Let this rhythm of prayer stay steady, even on the harder days of this season.
6. Isaiah 58:6-9 (KJV)
“Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;”
Prayer: Lord, is this not the fast You choose, to loose the chains of injustice? Let this season produce real fruit, not just personal discipline.
Let this fast change how I treat others, not just how I feel spiritually.
7. Matthew 6:16-18 (KJV)
“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.”
Prayer: Father, when I fast, let me not do it to be seen, but let You, who sees in secret, reward me.
Let this season be genuine before You, not performed for others to notice.
8. Joel 2:12 (KJV)
“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:”
Prayer: Lord, even now, return to You with all my heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.
Let genuine repentance, not just ritual, mark the start of this season.
9. Ezra 8:21-23 (KJV)
“Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.”
Prayer: Father, Ezra proclaimed a fast to humble themselves before You and seek a safe journey. Let this season humble me and secure Your protection too.
Let humility, not self-reliance, mark how I approach this season.
10. 2 Chronicles 20:3-4 (KJV)
“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.”
Prayer: Lord, like Jehoshaphat, let fear turn me to seek You, resolving to inquire of You throughout this whole season.
Let crisis or need drive me toward You, not away from You, during these days.
11. Nehemiah 1:4 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,”
Prayer: Father, Nehemiah sat and wept, mourned, fasted, and prayed for days. Let that same weight of prayer mark this season.
Let me not rush through this, but let it take the time it genuinely needs.
12. Psalms 35:13 (KJV)
“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.”
Prayer: Lord, let me humble my soul through this season, not just my body.
Let real humility, not just physical discipline, define these twenty-one days.
13. Jonah 3:5-10 (KJV)
“So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.”
Prayer: Father, an entire city fasted and turned from evil ways, and You relented. Let this season turn my own heart just as fully.
Let real change, not just temporary discipline, be the outcome here.
14. Acts 13:2-3 (KJV)
“As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.”
Prayer: Lord, while the church fasted and prayed, You spoke clearly about their calling. Speak clearly to me through this season too.
Let clarity about my own calling emerge from this focused time.
15. Acts 14:23 (KJV)
“And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.”
Prayer: Father, with prayer and fasting, they were committed to Your care. Let this season commit me more fully to You too.
Let this practice deepen my trust, not just test my discipline.
16. Matthew 4:1-2 (KJV)
“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.”
Prayer: Lord Jesus, You fasted forty days before facing temptation and beginning Your ministry. Let this season prepare me for what comes next too.
Let this discipline strengthen me for whatever this season is preparing me for.
17. Luke 2:37 (KJV)
“And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.”
Prayer: Father, Anna served You with fasting and prayer, night and day. Let that same devotion mark my own life, not just this one season.
Let this become a rhythm I return to, not just a single event.
18. Esther 4:16 (KJV)
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”
Prayer: Lord, Esther called for a fast before a decision that mattered greatly. Let this season prepare me for whatever decision lies ahead too.
Let this discipline give me courage, not just clarity.
19. Psalms 69:10 (KJV)
“When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.”
Prayer: Father, let me humble myself through fasting, even if it costs me something real.
Let this cost mean something, not just be an inconvenience to endure.
20. Joel 1:14 (KJV)
“Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.”
Prayer: Lord, let me set apart this time deliberately, calling for a sacred assembly with those who will join me.
Let this season be marked clearly, not blend into ordinary days unnoticed.
21. 1 Samuel 7:6 (KJV)
“And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.”
Prayer: Father, Your people gathered, fasted, and poured out their hearts before You. Let this season involve that same wholehearted pouring out.
Let nothing be held back during these twenty-one days.
22. Isaiah 58:11 (KJV)
“And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.”
Prayer: Lord, You guide me always, satisfying my needs, strengthening my frame like a well-watered garden, through this season.
Let this discipline leave me stronger, not depleted, by the end of it.
23. Daniel 10:19 (KJV)
“And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.”
Prayer: Father, You told Daniel, do not be afraid, peace be with you, be strong. Speak that same word over me through this season.
Let peace and strength arrive together by the end of these twenty-one days.
24. Habakkuk 2:3 (KJV)
“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.”
Prayer: Lord, this vision awaits an appointed time, it will not prove false. Though it lingers, help me wait for it through this whole season.
Let patience hold through all twenty-one days, not just the first few.
25. James 5:16 (KJV)
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
Prayer: Father, the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Let this sustained season of prayer actually move something real.
Let this extended effort produce something extended effort alone could not.
26. Psalms 27:14 (KJV)
“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”
Prayer: Lord, help me wait for You and be strong, taking heart as I wait through these twenty-one days.
Let waiting not feel like wasted time, but real, active preparation.
27. Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV)
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Prayer: Father, let me bring every request to You throughout this season with thanksgiving, and let Your peace guard my heart and mind.
Let peace, not anxious striving, accompany me through this whole season.
28. Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Prayer: Lord, let me hope in You and renew my strength through this season, soaring like eagles, not growing weary.
Let renewal, not exhaustion, describe how I feel by day twenty-one.
29. Daniel 10:1 (KJV)
“In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.”
Prayer: Father, the message was true, and it concerned a great conflict, though the time appointed was long. Let me trust the length of this season too.
Let me trust the timing of this season, even when I cannot see the full reason for it yet.
30. Galatians 6:9 (KJV)
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Prayer: Lord, let me not grow weary in doing good through these twenty-one days, trusting a harvest is coming if I do not give up.
Let this season finish well, not fade out before it reaches its full length.
Conclusion
Daniel prayer for 21 days follows a pattern scripture takes seriously, extended, focused seeking that produces something a single quick request could not, trusting that some answers require sustained attention rather than a passing prayer.
Use these thirty verses to guide your own twenty-one day season, returning to a few each day and tracking what changes along the way.
For ongoing spiritual discipline beyond this season, the battle plan for prayer and prayer for fasting and praying both pair naturally with this one.