People have prayed the Bible’s protection verses for thousands of years: before travel, at night, in danger. Psalm 91 calls God “my refuge and my fortress.” Here is a verse of protection for you and the people you love.
A verse for you
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.
Living in God’s shelter means resting in His shadow: my refuge, my fortress.
KJVHe 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.
Living in God’s shelter means resting in His shadow: my refuge, my fortress.
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.
The Lord keeps your going out and your coming in, now and for evermore.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is a refuge and a very present help, right now, in this trouble.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
The Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard you from evil.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe.
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.
No weapon formed against God’s servants will finally prosper.
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Be strong and of good courage. He will not fail you nor forsake you.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
A verse for the night: lie down in peace, because the Lord keeps you safe.
The protection psalms use pictures of safe places: a shadow, a fortress, a strong tower, wings to hide under. They describe God as a place you can run into, not just a force acting from far away.
Psalm 121 is a traveler’s psalm, sung on the road to Jerusalem: “The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in.” Many families pray it over each other before a journey.
Biblical protection does not mean nothing bad will ever happen. The same Bible tells of believers who suffered. It means that nothing can reach you outside of God’s care, and that nothing can separate you from His love.
Psalm 91 is known as the psalm of protection. Read the whole chapter on our Psalm 91 page. Psalm 121:7-8 is a short one for travel.
Numbers 6:24-26, “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee,” and 2 Thessalonians 3:3 are good to pray over loved ones by name.
Psalm 4:8: “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.”