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56 Bible Verses to Bless a House or Home
Imagine finally owning your own home. It's such a blessing, and you naturally want God's presence to fill it, right? You want your family to feel His peace and love within those walls. I know I do.
It's easy to think about how blessed we are to have a roof over our heads, and we should absolutely thank God for providing for us. Everything we have comes from Him. Taking a moment to dedicate our home to Him is a powerful way to acknowledge that. Coming together as a family, with joyful hearts, to thank Him just feels right.
And you know what else is powerful? Speaking God's promises out loud, every day, right there in your home. It's like keeping a spiritual light on, illuminating your family with Jesus' love. It reminds us of His constant presence and the amazing things He has in store. It's like 2 Samuel 7:29 says, "Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever."1
If the Lord does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the Lord does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.
These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead.Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.
David was told, “The Lord has blessed the family of Obed-Edom and everything he owns because of the ark of God.” So David went and joyfully brought the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David.
And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
‘The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,’ the Lord who rules over all declares, ‘and in this place I will give peace.’”
I will put him in permanent charge of my house and my kingdom; his dynasty will be permanent.”’”
And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.You should tie them as a reminder on your forearm and fasten them as symbols on your forehead.Inscribe them on the doorframes of your houses and gates.
If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”
No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed; you will refute everyone who tries to accuse you. This is what the Lord will do for his servants – I will vindicate them,” says the Lord.
Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –
The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord who rules over all.
How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, each one who keeps his commands!You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.Yes indeed, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed in this way.
The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Now be willing to bless your servant’s dynasty so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O sovereign Lord, have spoken. By your blessing may your servant’s dynasty be blessed on into the future!”
For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.
Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the Lord’s house for the rest of my life.
Now I have chosen and consecrated this temple by making it my permanent home; I will be constantly present there.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give him thanks! Praise his name!
In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
As you enter the house, give it greetings.And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places.
The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my sheltering rock and my redeemer.
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.
You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
if my people, who belong to me, humble themselves, pray, seek to please me, and repudiate their sinful practices, then I will respond from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.