Prayers

Prayers for protection and safety

For covering over the people and places you fear for.

  1. Praying for safety on a trip

    Lord, watch over this trip from start to finish.

    Psalm 121:1-2 · Psalm 121:7-8 · Numbers 6:24-26 · Psalm 4:8 · Proverbs 3:23 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Psalm 34:7 · Psalm 139:9-10 · Joshua 1:9 · Psalm 91:11 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 121:3-4

  2. Fear for my personal safety

    Lord, I feel unsafe right now, and that fear is sitting heavy in my chest.

    Psalm 27:1 · Psalm 91:1-2 · Psalm 34:4 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 3:5-6 · Psalm 4:8 · Proverbs 3:24 · Psalm 121:7-8 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Psalm 56:3 · Psalm 46:1

  3. Protection for a loved one in danger

    Lord, someone I love is in a dangerous situation right now, and I feel helpless being unable to protect them myself.

    Psalm 91:1-2 · Psalm 121:7-8 · Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 34:7 · Isaiah 43:1-2 · Psalm 46:1 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Psalm 32:8 · Joshua 1:9 · Psalm 139:9-10 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · Matthew 6:13

  4. Living in an unsafe situation

    Lord, this situation I'm living in doesn't feel safe, and I'm carrying more fear day to day than anyone around me probably realizes.

    Psalm 34:17-18 · Psalm 46:1 · Proverbs 3:5-6 · Psalm 27:1 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 91:1-2 · Psalm 121:1-2 · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Psalm 55:6 · Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 18:2 · Matthew 10:16

The verses these prayers stand on

Every quotation on these pages is verbatim from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation: Psalm 121:1-2, Psalm 121:7-8, Numbers 6:24-26, Psalm 4:8, Proverbs 3:23, Deuteronomy 31:8, Psalm 34:7, Psalm 139:9-10, Joshua 1:9, Psalm 91:11, Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 121:3-4, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 91:1-2, Psalm 34:4, Psalm 3:5-6, Proverbs 3:24, 2 Timothy 1:7, Deuteronomy 31:6, Psalm 56:3, Psalm 46:1, Proverbs 18:10, Isaiah 43:1-2, Psalm 32:8, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Matthew 6:13, Psalm 34:17-18, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 55:6, Psalm 18:2, Matthew 10:16.