The best Bible verses for protection (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for protection (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."Psalms 18:2
"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."Psalms 18:2
"he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me."Psalms 144:2
"He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler."Psalms 91:4
"There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain."Isaiah 4:6
"For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,"Isaiah 25:4
"Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land."Isaiah 32:2
"Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah"Psalms 61:4
"who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!"Isaiah 30:2
"But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you."Psalms 5:11
"he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure."Isaiah 33:16
"In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge."Proverbs 14:26
"Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!"Psalms 31:2
"But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress."Psalms 59:16
"Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress."Psalms 71:3
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for protection (ESV) are Psalms 18:2, Psalms 144:2, Psalms 91:2. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to protection (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for protection (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.