27 Bible Verses about Freed From Fear

In God, whose word I praise;
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not fear.
What can mere man do to me?

In God have I put my trust and confident reliance; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say,

“The Lord is my Helper [in time of need], I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”

“Behold, God, my salvation!
I will trust and not be afraid,
For the Lord God is my strength and song;
Yes, He has become my salvation.”

I will not be intimidated or afraid of the ten thousands
Who have set themselves against me all around.

Though an army encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
Even in this I am confident.

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—
Whom shall I dread?

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?

Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],

When I am afraid,
I will put my trust and faith in You.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

But My righteous one [the one justified by faith] shall live by faith [respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];
And if he draws back [shrinking in fear], My soul has no delight in him.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change
And though the mountains be shaken and slip into the heart of the seas,

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

You will not be afraid of the terror of night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

“But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust
And will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.”

His heart is upheld, he will not fear
While he looks [with satisfaction] on his adversaries.

Each of them shall sit [in security and peace] under his vine
And under his fig tree,
With no one to make them afraid,
For the mouth of the [omnipotent] Lord of hosts has spoken it.

“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
Nor speak lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will eat and lie down
With no one to make them tremble and feel afraid.”

He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.

To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,

“You will laugh at violence and famine,
And you will not be afraid of the wild beasts of the earth.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “Abba! Father!”

“You will be firmly established in righteousness:
You will be far from [even the thought of] oppression, for you will not fear,
And from terror, for it will not come near you.

There is no fear in love [dread does not exist]. But perfect (complete, full-grown) love drives out fear, because fear involves [the expectation of divine] punishment, so the one who is afraid [of God’s judgment] is not perfected in love [has not grown into a sufficient understanding of God’s love].

They will no longer be prey to the nations, and the predators of the earth will not devour them; but they will live safely, and no one will make them afraid [in the day of the Messiah’s reign].