45 Bible Verses about Protection From Danger

The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your life.

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.

“Because he set his love on Me, therefore I will save him;
I will set him [securely] on high, because he knows My name [he confidently trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never abandon him, no, never].

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

He guards the paths of justice;
And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).

You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength and my stronghold.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes [since you will be blameless];

The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart;
Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands
That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Protect me from violent men
Who intend to trip up my steps.

Guard my soul and rescue me;
Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed,
For I have taken refuge in You.

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

Keep and protect me, O God, for in You I have placed my trust and found refuge.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.

The fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

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.”

Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings

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.

For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord;
In You I take refuge; do not pour out my life nor leave me defenseless.

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.

Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;
Protect me from violent men.

May the Lord answer you (David) in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

The Lord protects the simple (childlike);
I was brought low [humbled and discouraged], and He saved me.

The Lord keeps all who love Him,
But all the wicked He will destroy.

“I, the Lord, am its Keeper;
I water it every moment.
So that no one will harm it,
I guard it night and day.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.

“Behold, I am going to send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

The righteous is rescued from trouble,
And the wicked takes his place.

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.

The Lord will take away from you all sickness; and He will not subject you to any of the harmful diseases of Egypt which you have known, but He will impose them on all [those] who hate you.

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

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Do not be afraid, Abram,
I am your shield;
Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”

for I am with you, and no one will attack you in order to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.”

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence and worship Him with obedience],
And He rescues [each of] them.

I lay down and slept [safely];
I awakened, for the Lord sustains me.

I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one.

Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly,
From the scheming of those who do wrong,

He who puts up security and guarantees a debt for an outsider will surely suffer [for his foolishness],
But he who hates (declines) being a guarantor is secure [from its penalties].

The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.

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.

For I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her [protecting her from enemies], and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.