100 Bible Verses About Divine Protection
Bible verses about Divine Protection
Delving into scripture to understand Divine Protection unlocks a profound sense of peace and security. In a world often filled with uncertainty, these verses illuminate God's unwavering commitment to safeguard those who trust in Him. Studying these passages isn't just about reading words; it's about cultivating a deeper relationship with the Almighty, recognizing His power, and embracing His promise to be our refuge and strength. Let these verses be a constant reminder of His presence, shielding you from harm, guiding your path, and empowering you to face life's challenges with unwavering faith, knowing you are eternally held in His loving care.
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1 Kings 1:29 (KJV)
And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
God's Shield: Bible Verses for Safety & Protection
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day:
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the Lord thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes–dammim.
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.
Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.
The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines’ land many days.
In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children’s children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth–aven.
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be.
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he will make thee an house.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down.
And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En–rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
But his wife said unto him, If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
The compiled Bible verses on divine protection paint a vivid picture of God's unwavering commitment to safeguarding those who trust in Him. From promises of refuge and deliverance to declarations of angelic assistance and impenetrable shields of defense, these scriptures reveal a God who actively intervenes in the lives of His followers. Meditating on these verses offers solace in times of fear and strengthens faith in the face of adversity. They serve as a potent reminder that we are not alone in our struggles but rather embraced by a powerful, loving protector. As you reflect on these passages, consider how you can more deeply integrate the truth of God's protection into your daily life, cultivating a spirit of unwavering trust and surrendering your anxieties to His capable hands. Embrace the assurance that His watchful eye and unwavering love surround you, offering a sanctuary amidst life's storms.