Bible Verses About God's Protection From Fear
God as shield, refuge, and fortress — physical and spiritual safety in His presence.
Recognizing God as your shield and refuge provides a physical and spiritual safety that no circumstance can breach. In His presence, you find a fortress that remains unshakeable even when the world feels chaotic. Let these verses remind you that your protection is secured by the Almighty Himself, bringing deep peace.
Key Passages
"Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah."
"For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock."
"How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings."
"Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,"
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"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?"
"When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell."
"Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident."
"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
"Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;"
"Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah."
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
"I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."
"Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence."
"He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler."
"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;"
"Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday."
"A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee."
"Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked."
"Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;"
"There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help."
"My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth."
"He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber."
"Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep."
"The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand."
"The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night."
"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."
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