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The Bible assures us about the protection of the Lord.
Is it a magic force field around our lives that keep all harm from our lives? Probably not. But God does have the power to save us from destruction.
When we become believers of Christ, we are assured of a new life with the Lord's protection over our lives and inseparable love. As such, regardless of the hardship, you might be going through, God is there to protect you. The verses we have selected will prove a testament to that.
Prayer for Protection
Father, I want to dwell under your wings, under the protection of Your name that is the fortress I run to. My life, being, and existence depend wholly on you. Today I choose to live and walk under Your protection. In Jesus' name. Amen.
1. Psalms 34:7-9 KJV
The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
This psalm was written by David, who pretended to be mad after realizing he had been recognized by the servants of Achish, King of Gath (1 Samuel 21:12-15). He had fled from Saul, who was seeking to kill him.
2. 2 Thessalonians 3:3-5 KJV
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
Paul's prayer over the Thessalonians proclaims that the Lord would protect them against wicked and evil people who didn't have faith.
3. Isaiah 54:17 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.
This passage is on the restoration of Israel. God promises that He will protect them from any weapon raised against them.
4. Psalms 17:8-10 KJV
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
David's prayer that the Lord may watch over him like something valuable and fragile- utmost care.
5. Isaiah 41:10-12 KJV
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
God knows that often, we become anxious and worried, and remind us not to fear. And if we keep our trust in Him, He will, in turn, deal with our foes.
6. Ephesians 6:10-15 KJV
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
We have to strengthen ourselves in the Lord and then put on His whole armor if we're to overcome the evil one.
7. Psalms 23:1-7 KJV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
This psalm was written by David probably when he was king but looking back at his earlier occupation as a shepherd.
8. Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV
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.
These were the last days of Moses, and these words urged the Israelites to take courage in the Lord even as the curtain fell on Moses.
9. Proverbs 18:10-12 KJV
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
God calls to us all to find refuge in His attribute as a defender.
10. 2 Timothy 4:18 KJV
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
As Paul wrote this, he faced the last moments of his life but gloried in knowing the heavenly reward.
11. Psalms 121:7-8 KJV
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.
Interestingly, the three times the Lord is mentioned might imply the Trinity, thus sealing these promises in the Word.
12. Psalms 32:7 KJV
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
David was sure of the protection he got from his fellowship with the Lord.
13. Nahum 1:7 KJV
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
This passage outlines the destruction of Nineveh but under a merciful God.
14. Psalms 3:3-5 KJV
But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
This was a psalm by David when he escaped from his son Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18).
15. Isaiah 43:2 KJV
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
An assurance that God will be with us in the toughest of circumstances.
16. 1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
No temptation is unique, and we can always find strength in the Lord to overcome it.
17. Proverbs 2:11 KJV
Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:
Proverbs 2 is known as the 'alphabetic' poem, made of 22 verses that match the number of letters that make the Hebrew alphabet.
18. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 KJV
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Notice the order, that is, spirit, soul, body? It shows how God works in us.
19. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 KJV
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Paul uses the terms' hard-pressed' and 'crushed' as a reflection of his life, considering that he was a 'wanted' man because of his stance on Jesus. In Acts 23:12, 40 men decided to keep off eating and drinking until they had killed Paul.
20. 2 Samuel 22:3-4 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. I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
This psalm is thought to have been sung by David in his final days. It summarizes his thanksgiving to the Lord for delivering him throughout his life.
21. John 10:28-30 KJV
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.
Jesus was speaking to the religious leaders who wanted Him to proclaim that He was the Messiah. They later tried to stone Him because of 'blasphemy.'
22. Revelation 21:4 KJV
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
There will be no more sorrow in heaven, and the tears of the past will be wiped off.
23. Mark 5:34 KJV
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Even as Jesus healed this woman, poor Jairus waited patiently for Jesus to go heal his daughter, who lay ill at home.
24. James 5:14-16 KJV
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Olive oil was used in those times for medicinal purposes, especially on recent bruises and wounds.
25. 1 Peter 2:24 KJV
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
Through the wounds of Christ, we receive both physical and spiritual healing.
26. Matthew 4:23 KJV
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
Jesus' power to heal all diseases is a testament to His unique power over the damage inflicted by man's fall.
27. Proverbs 12:18 KJV
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
28. Luke 6:19 KJV
And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
It did cost Jesus something as power noticeably flowed from Him.
29. John 6:1-2 KJV
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
John mainly recorded what Jesus did and said in Jerusalem and Judea.
30. 3 John 1:2 KJV
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
This was written by John to Gaius, but scholars find it hard to identify Gaius from other passages as the name was widespread in the Roman empire.
31. Jeremiah 17:14 KJV
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
Even as Judah's people trusted in their own hearts, Jeremiah chose to look to the Lord.
32. Jeremiah 33:6 KJV
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Jeremiah was in prison when the words of the Lord came upon him.
33. Isaiah 38:16 KJV
O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
When God added fifteen years to Hezekiah's life, he sired his successor, Manasseh, a wicked king. It goes to show that we should trust in the Lord's plan over our lives.
34. Isaiah 58:8 KJV
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
In this chapter, God was exposing the shallow worship of the people.
35. Exodus 15:26 KJV
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Many of the Lord's commands towards the Israelites, such as circumcision and quarantine, directly impacted their health and hygiene.
36. Exodus 23:25 KJV
And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
God was keen on commanding the Israelites not to worship other gods as this practice had caused God to replace these nations in the first place.
37. Deuteronomy 32:39 KJV
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
This goes to show that the Lord is a compassionate God.
38. Psalms 138:7 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.
This psalm is a declaration that the leaders of the nations will praise the Lord.
39. Psalms 140:4 KJV
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
This psalm by David was a cry to God to save him from slander against him.
40. Psalms 59:1 KJV
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
This psalm was a response to Saul sending men to watch the house David was in, to kill him (1 Samuel 19:11-12).
41. Proverbs 4:6 KJV
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
This chapter contains the advice that King David gave King Solomon.
42. Psalms 57:1 KJV
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
This was a psalm by David when he fled from Saul and into the Adullam cave (1 Samuel 22:1).
43. Psalms 27:1 KJV
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
This psalm is believed to be two psalms' stitched' together because of the marked change between the first and second half.
Conclusion
The Lord consistently, through the Word of God, urges us to fear not and to run to Him for protection. He is our fortress, our protection from evil, and the Solid Rock upon which our lives are set upon. Reading God's Word, especially in day of trouble, can help us find peace in Him. I pray that the promises and divine protection found in His Word may be fulfilled in your life as you read His Word. Amen.