Bible verses about protection
The best-known Bible verses about protection are Psalm 91:1-2, Psalm 121:7-8 and Proverbs 18:10. They picture God as a shelter, a guard and a strong tower, though faithful people in the Bible still went through hard things. All twelve are below in full.
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1.Psalm 91:1-2
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
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He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
The most quoted psalm on protection. The writer says the Lord is a refuge and a fortress and that he trusts him.
2.Psalm 121:7-8
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
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The LORD will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
Pilgrims sang this on the road. It speaks of God watching over your coming and going, now and later.
3.Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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The LORD’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
Picture a strong tower. People who are right can run to the Lord's name and be safe.
4.Psalm 18:2
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.
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The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
David wrote this after being rescued from his enemies. He piles up the names for God: rock, fortress, shield.
5.Psalm 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
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He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
Same psalm, softer picture. God covers like a bird with wings and offers faithfulness as a shield.
6.Psalm 91:11-12
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
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For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
Angels are given charge over you here. Satan quoted it to Jesus in the wilderness, so read it with the whole psalm.
7.2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
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But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.
Paul tells a church the Lord is faithful and will strengthen them and guard them from the evil one.
8.Psalm 32:7
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
David calls the Lord his hiding place. The same line says he is surrounded with songs of rescue.
9.Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
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The LORD’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Think of a camp, as in a guard posted around you. The angel of the Lord does that for people who respect him.
10.Psalm 125:2
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
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As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
Jerusalem sits ringed by mountains, and the psalmist says the Lord surrounds his people just like that.
11.Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
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The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
Moses blesses Israel before he dies. He says the eternal God is a home, with strong arms underneath.
12.Psalm 5:11
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
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But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
Shelter and joy sit in the same sentence here. It's a prayer that those who take refuge in God would be glad.
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What is a good Bible verse about protection?
Psalm 91:1-2 is a good place to start. The most quoted psalm on protection. The writer says the Lord is a refuge and a fortress and that he trusts him.
What is a Bible verse for protecting my family?
Psalm 91 and Psalm 121 are the two people reach for most. Psalm 121:7-8 is about God watching over comings and goings, which many families read at the door. Psalm 125:2 gives the picture of being surrounded.
Does the Bible promise nothing bad will happen?
No. Psalm 91 is full of safety language, but the Bible also shows Job, Paul and many others in real hardship. Verses like Psalm 18:2 describe God as a refuge in trouble. They don't say trouble never comes.
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