Scriptures for Protection
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of
the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield,
and thy exceeding great reward. KJV
Psalms 3:3
But thou, O Lord, art a shield
for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. KJV
Psalms 5:12
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the
righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. KJV
Psalms 9:9
The Lord also will be a refuge
for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. KJV
Psalms 12:5
“Because of the oppression of the
weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will
protect them from those who malign them.” NIV
Psalms 18:2-3
2 The Lord is my rock, and my
fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my
buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the Lord, who
is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. KJV
Psalms 18:30-37
30 As for God, his way is
perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust
in him.
31 For who is God save the Lord?
or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with
strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds'
feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the
shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy
gentleness hath made me great.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps
under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies,
and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. KJV
Psalms 20:1-2
May the Lord answer you when you
are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May He send you
help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. NIV
Psalms 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my
shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly
rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. KJV
Psalms 32:7
You are my hiding place; You will
protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. NIV
Psalms 33:20
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he
is our help and our shield. KJV
Psalms 35:1-2
Plead my cause, O Lord, with them
that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of
shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. KJV
Psalms 40:13-16
13 Be pleased, O Lord, to save
me; O Lord, come quickly to help me.
14 May all who seek to take my
life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back
in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha!
Aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you rejoice
and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, “The Lord be
exalted!” NIV
Psalms 41:2-3
The Lord will protect him and
preserve his life; He will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the
desire of his foes. The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him
from his bed of illness. NIV
Psalms 46:1-5
1 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
2 Therefore will not we fear,
though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst
of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof roar
and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a river, the streams
whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of
the Most High.
5 God is in the midst of her; she
shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. KJV
Psalms 46:7
The Lord of hosts is with us; the
God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. KJV
Psalms 57:1
Be merciful unto me, O God, be
merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings
will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. KJV
Psalms 59:1
Deliver me from my enemies, O
God; protect me from those who rise up against me. NIV
Psalms 61:3
For thou hast been a shelter for
me, and a strong tower from the enemy. KJV
Psalms 62:7-8
7 In God is my salvation and my
glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye
people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
KJV
Psalms 64:1
Hear me, O God, as I voice my
complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. NIV
Psalms 84:11
For the Lord God is a sun and shield:
the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them
that walk uprightly. KJV
Psalms 91
1 He who dwells in the secret
place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is
my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely, He shall deliver you
from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His
feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your
shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the
terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that
walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your
side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you
look, and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord,
who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you, nor
shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels
charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear
you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion
and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love
upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has
known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I
will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor
him.
16 With long life I will satisfy
him, and show him My salvation.” NKJV
Psalms 115:9-11
9 O Israel, trust thou in the
Lord: he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the
Lord: he is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust
in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
KJV
Psalms 119:114
Thou art my hiding place and my
shield: I hope in thy word. KJV
Psalms 140:1-8
1 Rescue me, O Lord, from evil
men; protect me from men of violence,
2 who devise evil plans in their
hearts and stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues as
sharp as a serpent's; the poison of vipers is on their lips. Selah
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands
of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plan to trip my feet.
5 Proud men have hidden a snare
for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me
along my path. Selah
6 O Lord, I say to you, “You are
my God.” Hear, O Lord, my cry for mercy.
7 O Sovereign Lord, my strong
deliverer, who shields my head in the day of battle —
8 do not grant the wicked their
desires, O Lord; do not let their plans succeed, or they will become proud. NIV
Psalms 142:5
I cried unto thee, O Lord: I
said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. KJV
Psalms 144:1-2
Blessed be the Lord my strength,
which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: my goodness, and my
fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust;
who subdueth my people under me. KJV
Proverbs 2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the
righteous: He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. KJV
Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will protect you, and
understanding will guard you. NIV
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she
will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. NIV
Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord is strong
confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. KJV
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong
tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. KJV
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure: he is
a shield unto them that put their trust in him. KJV
John 17:11-12
Holy Father, protect them by the
power of your name — the name you gave me — so that they may be one as we are
one. NIV
John 17:15
My prayer is not that you take
them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. NIV
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he
will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. NIV
