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Bible verses about
protection

Scripture is full of the language of refuge — God as fortress, shield, and shadow over his people. He keeps the soul of those who trust him. These King James verses gather the Bible’s promises of God’s protection.

12 verses about protection (KJV)

  1. Psalms 91:1

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

  2. Psalms 91:2

    I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  3. Psalms 91:11

    For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

  4. Psalms 121:7

    The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

  5. Psalms 121:8

    The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  6. Psalms 46:1

    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  7. Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  8. Isaiah 41:10

    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.

  9. 2 Thessalonians 3:3

    But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

  10. Psalms 18:2

    The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  11. Psalms 23:4

    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.

  12. Psalms 32:7

    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Questions, answered plainly

What does the Bible say about God’s protection?

The Bible pictures God as refuge and shelter: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty" (Psalms 91:1). It promises, "The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul" (Psalms 121:7).

What Bible verse is about protection?

Psalm 91 is the Bible’s best-known passage on protection, along with Psalms 121:7–8, Proverbs 18:10 ("The name of the Lord is a strong tower"), and Psalms 46:1 ("God is our refuge and strength").

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