Bible Verses For Protection: Old Testament Tanakh Scriptures
1. Psalm 18:2 - "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."
2. Psalm 23:4 - "Even 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."
3. Psalm 91:1-2 - "Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.'"
4. Psalm 121:7-8 - "The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."
5. Psalm 46:1 - "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble."
6. Proverbs 18:10 - "The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."
7. Isaiah 41:10 - "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
8. Isaiah 54:17 - "No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me," declares the Lord.
9. Deuteronomy 31:6 - "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
10. Exodus 14:14 - "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."
11. Psalm 27:1 - "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?"
12. Psalm 34:7 - "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them."
13. Psalm 91:4 - "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart."
14. Psalm 94:22 - "But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge."
15. Psalm 118:6 - "The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"
16. Psalm 121:3 - "He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber;"
17. Psalm 138:7 - "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me."
18. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
19. Proverbs 29:25 - "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe."
20. Isaiah 26:3-4 - "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal."
21. Isaiah 40:29-31 - "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
22. Isaiah 49:16 - "See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me."
23. Isaiah 54:14 - "In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you."
24. Isaiah 58:8 - "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard."
25. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
26. Nahum 1:7 - "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,"
27. Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
28. Zechariah 2:5 - "And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be its glory within.'"
29. Psalm 4:8 - "In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."
30. Psalm 55:22 - "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken."
31. Psalm 64:10 - "The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!"
32. Psalm 138:3 - "When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me."
33. Psalm 144:1 - "Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle."
34. Proverbs 1:33 - "But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."
35. Proverbs 2:7 - "He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,"
36. Proverbs 12:21 - "No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble."
37. Proverbs 14:26 - "Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge."
38. Proverbs 18:20 - "From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied."
39. Proverbs 21:31 - "The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the Lord."
40. Proverbs 29:25 - "Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe."
41. Isaiah 26:3 - "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you."
42. Isaiah 30:15 - "This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.'"
43. Isaiah 32:17 - "The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever."
44. Isaiah 33:2 - "Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress."
45. Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
46. Isaiah 41:13 - "For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
47. Isaiah 50:7 - "Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame."
48. Isaiah 54:10 - "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you."
49. Isaiah 55:12 - "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."
50. Isaiah 61:10 - "I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels."
51. Jeremiah 1:8 - "Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord."
52. Jeremiah 15:20 - "I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you," declares the Lord."
53. Jeremiah 17:7 - "But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him."
54. Jeremiah 20:11 - "But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten."
55. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
56. Lamentations 3:22-23 - "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
57. Ezekiel 34:27 - "The trees will yield their fruit and the ground will yield its crops; the people will be secure in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them."
58. Daniel 3:17-18 - "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."
59. Daniel 6:23 - "The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God."
60. Hosea 2:18 - "In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle I will abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety."
61. Joel 3:16 - "The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel."
62. Amos 9:15 - "I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,” says the Lord your God."
63. Obadiah 1:3 - "The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’"
64. Jonah 2:7 - "When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple."
65. Micah 7:7 - "But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."
66. Nahum 1:7 - "The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,"
67. Habakkuk 3:19 - "The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights."
68. Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
69. Haggai 2:9 - "‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty."
70. Zechariah 9:8 - "But I will encamp at my temple to guard it against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch."
71. Malachi 3:10 - "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it."
72. Psalm 5:11 - "But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you."
73. Psalm 20:1 - "May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you."
74. Psalm 31:3 - "Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me."
75. Psalm 33:20 - "We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield."
76. Psalm 46:1-2 - "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea."
77. Psalm 59:1 - "Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me."
78. Psalm 61:3 - "For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe."
79. Psalm 62:7-8 - "My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge."
80. Psalm 91:9-10 - "If you say, 'The Lord is my refuge,' and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent."
81. Psalm 121:5 - "The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand;"
82. Psalm 125:2 - "As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore."
83. Psalm 144:2 - "He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me."
84. Proverbs 10:29 - "The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil."
85. Proverbs 14:32 - "When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God."
86. Proverbs 18:10 - "The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."
87. Proverbs 30:5 - "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him."
88. Isaiah 12:2 - "Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation."
89. Isaiah 33:6 - "He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure."
90. Isaiah 37:35 - "I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!"
91. Isaiah 54:14 - "In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you."
92. Isaiah 60:18 - "No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise."
93. Jeremiah 15:21 - "I will deliver you from the hands of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the cruel."
94. Jeremiah 17:8 - "They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
95. Jeremiah 20:13 - "Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked."
96. Lamentations 3:58 - "You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life."
97. Ezekiel 34:12 - "As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness."
98. Daniel 6:22 - "My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty."
99. Joel 3:16 - "The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel."
100. Zechariah 2:5 - "And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the Lord, 'and I will be its glory within.'"
These verses reflect various assurances of God's protection and care as depicted in the Tanakh.