Four short prayers for safety: for your family, for travel, for someone far away, and one from Psalm 91. If someone is hurting you, the help below comes first.
In the morning, or as everyone heads out the door.
Lord, watch over my family today: our going out and our coming in. Keep us from harm. Guard our bodies, our minds and our home. Bring us back to each other tonight. Amen.
Draws on Psalm 121:7-8
The psalm Christians have prayed for safety for centuries.
God, you are my refuge and my fortress. I trust you. Cover me with your wings. I will not fear the terror of the night or the danger by day. Command your angels to guard me in all my ways. Amen.
Draws on Psalm 91:1-2, Psalm 91:4-5 and Psalm 91:11
Before a drive, a flight, or a long trip.
Lord, go with us on this road. Keep us alert and the other drivers careful. Protect us from accidents and delays that would harm us. Bring us safely to where we are going. Amen.
Draws on Psalm 121:8 and Isaiah 43:2
For a child at college, a soldier, a friend overseas. Say their name.
Father, [name] is far from me, but not from you. Be their shield. Keep them from danger and from people who would harm them. Give them good friends and wise choices. Let them know they are loved. Amen.
Draws on Psalm 139:9-10 and Psalm 5:11
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If someone is hurting you or you are afraid at home, you can talk to a person now.
If you are in danger right now, call your local emergency number. What was done to you is not your fault, and Scripture does not ask you to stay where you are being harmed.
The verses behind them
Read one aloud, or pray it back to God in your own words. Every verse is from theLumin Translation.
Whoever lives in the hiding place of the Most High will stay in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “My refuge and my stronghold, my God—I trust in him.”
Psalm 91:1-2Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High.
Yahweh will guard you against every evil; he will guard your soul. Yahweh will guard you as you go out and as you come in, from this moment on and forever.
Psalm 121:7-8The Lord will keep you from all harm.
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are kept safe.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower.
But the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3The Lord is faithful. He will guard you from the evil one.
When you go through the waters, I am there with you; when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be singed, and the flames will not set you ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2Through deep water, God is there with you.
What the Bible says about fear, with more verses and one next step
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Christians read it differently. Many read it as a promise that God holds his people through every danger, not that no harm will ever touch them. Jesus quoted Scripture back when the devil used Psalm 91 to tempt him to test God (Matthew 4:6-7). It is a psalm to pray in trust, not a guarantee to test.
Yes. They are a place to start, not a formula. Use your own words, add names, or pray just one line. God hears the prayer, not the wording.
Lumin wrote them from the passages named under each prayer. They are not Scripture. Every reference is checked against the Bible text each time the site is built. The verses are quoted from the Lumin Translation, so you can open each one and read it in context.