47 Bible Verses about Protection And Safety
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In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.
He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.
For wisdom is a protection even as money is a protection,
But the [excellent] advantage of knowledge is that wisdom shields and preserves the lives of its possessors.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
“Then you would trust [with confidence], because there is hope;
You would look around you and rest securely.
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
My 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.
“Or let him (Israel) cling to My strength and rely on My protection [My stronghold],
Let him make peace with Me,
Let him make peace with Me.”
The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;
And he will be called blessed in the land;
You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Protect me from violent men
Who intend to trip up my steps.
You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength and my stronghold.
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.
“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and protected them, and not one of them was lost except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, but you are safe with me.”
Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me,
And from the snares of those who do evil.
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you [setting you on a firm foundation] and will protect and guard you from the evil one.
And there will be a pavilion for shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and a shelter from the storm and the rain.
“Therefore the safety and protection of Pharaoh will be your shame
And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation and disgrace.
I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one.
The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.
Every word of God is tested and refined [like silver];
He is a shield to those who trust and take refuge in Him.
Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,
Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.
You are my hiding place; You, Lord, protect me from trouble;
You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.
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?
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.
“Do not turn away from her (Wisdom) and she will guard and protect you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.
You, O Lord, will preserve and keep them;
You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.
Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
Behold, I am with you and will keep [careful watch over you and guard] you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this [promised] land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
“The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.
Guard my soul and rescue me;
Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed,
For I have taken refuge in You.
Like flying birds, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem;
He will protect and save it,
He will pass over and rescue it.
I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.
The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do]
From this time forth and forever.
Do not withhold Your compassion and tender mercy from me, O Lord;
Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
Where there is no [wise, intelligent] guidance, the people fall [and go off course like a ship without a helm],
But in the abundance of [wise and godly] counselors there is victory.
Do not be a terror to me;
You are my refuge and my hope in the day of disaster.