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125 Bible verses about God's Protection
There's nothing quite like the peace you find in God, knowing you're sheltered under His wing, safe and secure. Worries just seem to melt away, and you learn to walk with a quiet confidence.
His protection is unlike anything anyone else can offer. Human strength is limited, but God knows everything, sees everything, and can be everywhere, even places no one else can reach. Trust in Him, ask for His protection, and He will watch over you, holding you steady with His right hand.
If you consistently seek His protection, He’ll send His angels to surround you, and no harm will come your way. He’ll be your refuge, your calm in the storm. When those who seek your downfall gather, He will raise the banner of victory on your behalf.
Turn to Him, because there’s no one else on this earth who can conquer your fears and help you through your struggles. Put God first in your home, above your children and everyone else you love, and you’ll see Him become your unshakable fortress.
You won't have to run or live in uncertainty and worry, because God protects those who hope in Him and believe in His Word. He doesn’t lie, and He never breaks a promise. Once you decide to walk with Him, keep His commandments, and follow His teachings, you’ll experience true peace, just like Isaiah 26:3 says, “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
So today, let’s fill ourselves with peace, shake off the chains of fear, and believe that God is our protector, watching over us as closely as He guards the apple of His eye. When negative thoughts creep in, fight back with scripture and remember Psalm 91:9-12: “If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’ and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.”
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold[1] of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say[1] to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you."
The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication[5] from me, declares the LORD."
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.[3]
So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
my[1] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place -- the Most High, who is my refuge[2] --no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
This God -- his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
for the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.'
I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore.
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
"Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
my[1] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[3] I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So they shall fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream,[1] which the wind of the LORD drives.
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin[4] of the wicked, when it comes,for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.[1]He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness[2] for his name's sake.
He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
And he said, "Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you, 'Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.
The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net;[1] beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
"Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples[1] under me.
"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD[2] is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."
O Israel,[1] trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and their shield.
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear;
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we[1] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
"I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass,
Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place -- the Most High, who is my refuge[2] --
but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster."
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say[1] to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.