{"id":24712,"date":"2026-03-11T16:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/10-quick-prayers-from-the-bible-to-banish-fear\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:18:49","slug":"10-quick-prayers-from-the-bible-to-banish-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-strength\/10-quick-prayers-from-the-bible-to-banish-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Quick Prayers from the Bible to Banish Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My children were both preschoolers when <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-pray-with-your-children-in-tough-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we started teaching them <\/a>a weekly memory verse. The first verse the two of them memorized was Psalm 56:3: \u201cWhen I am afraid, I will trust in You.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>I sincerely think I\u2019ve turned to that verse more often than they ever did. It\u2019s been especially <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/guideposts-ceo-announces-someonecares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helpful in these recent months, <\/a>which have been full of fears about the pandemic and economic stress. It\u2019s at the top of my mental list of scriptures I pray to banish fear, but it\u2019s not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Some (like Psalm 56:3) are already prayers; others I\u2019ve taken the liberty of revising slightly to turn the biblical truth into a prayer. Here\u2019s a short list for you to choose from. Memorize or duplicate the text, and place it in a spot where you can pray one or two of these <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/quotes-verses\/one-word-prayers-to-help-you-through-any-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short prayers anytime<\/a> fear and panic raise their ugly heads:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Psalm 56:3<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cWhen I am afraid, I will trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Isaiah 43:1<\/strong><br \/>\nLord, let me be as You say, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/prayers-for-strength\/how-to-fight-fear-and-stay-positive-during-trying-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don\u2019t fear<\/a>, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Deuteronomy 31:8<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cYou will never leave me nor forsake me, so I won\u2019t be afraid; I won\u2019t be discouraged.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Psalm 124:8<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cMy help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Lamentations 3:21-23<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cBut this I call to mind, and therefore <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/a-message-of-hope-from-rick-hamlin-unexpected-blessings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I have hope<\/a>: Your steadfast love, LORD, never ceases; Your mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>6) Psalm 27:14<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI wait for You, LORD; I will be strong, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/keep-the-faith-with-tyann-brown-tap-into-the-power-of-pentecost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let my heart take courage<\/a>; I wait for You, LORD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>7) 1 Peter 5:7<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cI am casting all my anxieties on You, because You care for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>8) Psalm 23:4 <\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cEven though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>9) John 14:27<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cLet not my heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>10) Joshua 1:9<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cLord, you have commanded me: <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/deepen-your-faith\/find-courage-in-gods-word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be strong and courageous.<\/a> Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My children were both preschoolers when we started teaching them a weekly memory verse. The first verse the two of them memorized was Psalm 56:3: \u201cWhen I am afraid, I will trust in You.\u201d I sincerely think I\u2019ve turned to that verse more often than they ever did. It\u2019s been especially helpful in these recent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":30994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[391],"tags":[159,177,242,214,15,52,16,30,14,32],"ppma_author":[465],"class_list":["post-24712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayers-for-strength","tag-bible","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid","tag-covid-prayer","tag-faith","tag-fear","tag-god","tag-prayer","tag-spiritual-growth","tag-strength"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>10 Quick Prayers from the Bible to Banish Fear - Guideposts Articles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 Quick Prayers from the Bible to Banish Fear\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My children were both preschoolers when we started teaching them a weekly memory verse. 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