20 Bible Verses About Protection (KJV)
Psalm 91 calls God a refuge, a fortress, a shield, and a covering of feathers — the Bible's fullest picture of divine protection. These twenty verses gather Scripture's strongest promises of God's keeping, going out and coming in.
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”Psalms 91:1 (KJV)
“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”Psalms 91:2 (KJV)
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”Psalms 91:4 (KJV)
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”Psalms 91:11 (KJV)
“The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.”Psalms 121:7 (KJV)
“The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.”Psalms 121:8 (KJV)
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”2 Thessalonians 3:3 (KJV)
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”Proverbs 18:10 (KJV)
“[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth.] God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”Psalms 46:1 (KJV)
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”Isaiah 54:17 (KJV)
“The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.”Psalms 34:7 (KJV)
“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.”Psalms 32:7 (KJV)
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.”Psalms 138:7 (KJV)
“The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.”2 Samuel 22:3 (KJV)
“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.”2 Samuel 22:31 (KJV)
“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.”Psalms 18:2 (KJV)
“For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.”Zechariah 2:5 (KJV)
“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.”Psalms 27:5 (KJV)
“But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.”Psalms 3:3 (KJV)
“The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.”Exodus 14:14 (KJV)
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