{"id":25020,"date":"2026-03-11T16:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/10-scripture-prayers-for-safety-and-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T04:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T04:18:30","slug":"10-scripture-prayers-for-safety-and-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/quotes-verses\/10-scripture-prayers-for-safety-and-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Scripture Prayers for Safety and Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look around.\u00a0We may not fear, as the psalmist did, \u201cthe terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday\u201d (Psalm 91:5-6, NIV), but we still live in a violent and sometimes frightening world. However true that may be, the Bible tells us that \u201cGod has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love\u00a0and sound judgment\u201d (2 Timothy 1:7, CSB).<\/p>\n<p>Among the best ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/inspirational-prayers\/10-ways-to-pray-away-fear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prevent a spirit of fear<\/a> from afflicting us is through prayer\u2014especially prayers for safety and protection\u2014and the Bible itself supplies many such prayers. The following are just 10 among many:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0 Psalm 9:9-10 GWT, slightly revised<br \/>\n<\/strong>You, Lord, are a stronghold for the oppressed,<br \/>\na stronghold in times of trouble.<br \/>\nThose who know Your name trust You, O Lord,<br \/>\nbecause You have never deserted those who seek Your help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0 Psalm 16:1 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nKeep me safe, my God,<br \/>\nfor in You I take refuge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0 Psalm 17:8 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nKeep me as the apple of Your eye;<br \/>\nhide me in the shadow of Your wings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0 Psalm 23:4 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nEven though I walk through the darkest valley,<br \/>\nI will fear no evil, for You are with me;<br \/>\nYour rod and Your staff, they comfort me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0 Psalm 32:7 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nYou are my hiding place;<br \/>\nYou will protect me from trouble<br \/>\nand surround me with songs of deliverance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0 Psalm 57:1 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nHave mercy on me, O God, have mercy,<br \/>\nfor in You my soul takes refuge.<br \/>\nI will take refuge in the shadow of Your wings<br \/>\nuntil the danger has passed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0 Psalm 121:5-8 NIV, slightly revised<\/strong><br \/>\nLord, You watch over me\u2014<br \/>\nYou are the shade at my right hand;<br \/>\nthe sun will not harm me by day,<br \/>\nnor the moon by night.<br \/>\nYou will keep me from all harm\u2014<br \/>\nYou will watch over my life;<br \/>\nYou will watch over my coming and going<br \/>\nboth now and forevermore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8)\u00a0 Psalm 91:1-7 NIV, slightly revised<\/strong><br \/>\nWhoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High<br \/>\nwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty.<br \/>\nI will say of You, Lord, \u201cYou are my refuge and my fortress,<br \/>\nmy God, in whom I trust.\u201d<br \/>\nSurely You will save me<br \/>\nfrom the fowler\u2019s snare<br \/>\nand from the deadly pestilence.<br \/>\nYou will cover me with Your feathers,<br \/>\nand under Your wings I will find refuge;<br \/>\nYour faithfulness will be my shield and rampart.<br \/>\nI will not fear the terror of night,<br \/>\nnor the arrow that flies by day,<br \/>\nnor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,<br \/>\nnor the plague that destroys at midday.<br \/>\nA thousand may fall at my side,<br \/>\nten thousand at my right hand,<br \/>\nbut it will not come near me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9)\u00a0 From the Lord\u2019s Prayer, Matthew 6:13 ESV<\/strong><br \/>\nLead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nBut deliver us from evil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10)\u00a0 Romans 8:31, 37-39 NIV<\/strong><br \/>\nIf God is for us, who can be against us? \u2026 . We are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Pray these portions of scripture as often as necessary, and you will probably find your fear easing and your strength increasing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look around.\u00a0We may not fear, as the psalmist did, \u201cthe terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday\u201d (Psalm 91:5-6, NIV), but we still live in a violent and sometimes frightening world. 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