The Prayers of the Bible: A Study by Herbert Lockyer

Step 1: Download the broken PDF from a public domain source. Step 2: Use Adobe Acrobat Pro or the free PDF SAM (Split and Merge) to extract pages that are garbled. Step 3: Use ABBYY FineReader (or online OCR tools) to re-scan the text. This ignores the broken scanning and re-reads the page. Step 4: Manually insert missing prayers. You can copy the text of the prayers from BibleGateway.com and paste them into a Word document, then convert that to PDF and merge it into the Lockyer file. Step 5: Create a new Table of Contents using PDF bookmarking tools.

Study Guide: If you're looking for a study guide to accompany the book, here are some suggestions:

  • Comprehensiveness: Covers prayers from Genesis through Revelation, including well-known and obscure passages.
  • Organization: Prayers are grouped by type and occasion (petition, praise, confession, intercession), which helps when studying prayer patterns or preparing themed devotions.
  • Concise commentary: Lockyer adds succinct historical or theological notes that illuminate context without overwhelming the reader.
  • Usability of PDF: The fixed layout preserves original pagination and formatting, useful for citation and print fidelity; bookmarks and a linked table of contents (if included) speed navigation.

The purpose of the book is twofold:

  • Depth: The book functions as a reference rather than a deep exegetical study—readers seeking exhaustive theological analysis will need supplementary resources.
  • Tone and style: Lockyer’s older devotional style may feel dated to some modern readers; theological perspectives reflect mid-20th-century evangelical norms.
  • Fixed PDF constraints: If the PDF is image-based (scanned) rather than text-based, searching or copying passages can be difficult; fixed pagination can also hinder reflow on small screens.

I can’t provide direct PDF files or links to copyrighted material, but here’s what you should know to find a usable, “fixed” copy: