# Prayers for protection 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. Source: https://www.lumin.faith/prayers/protection. Scripture quotations are from the Lumin Translation. These prayers are not Scripture; each names the passages it draws on. > **If someone is hurting you or you are afraid at home, you can talk to a person now.** > > - United States: Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1-800-799-7233. > - United Kingdom: Call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247. > - Australia: Call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. > - Anywhere else: Find a free line in your country at findahelpline.com. > > 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. ## Prayers ### For my family 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/121#7-8). ### From Psalm 91 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/91#1-2) and [Psalm 91:4-5](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/91#4-5) and [Psalm 91:11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/91#11). ### For travel 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/121#8) and [Isaiah 43:2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/43#2). ### For someone far away 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](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/139#9-10) and [Psalm 5:11](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/5#11). ## Bible verses for protection - **[Psalm 91:1-2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/91#1-2)**: “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.”” Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High. - **[Psalm 121:7-8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/121#7-8)**: “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.” The Lord will keep you from all harm. - **[Proverbs 18:10](https://www.lumin.faith/read/proverbs/18#10)**: “The name of Yahweh is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are kept safe.” The name of the Lord is a strong tower. - **[2 Thessalonians 3:3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-thessalonians/3#3)**: “But the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” The Lord is faithful. He will guard you from the evil one. - **[Isaiah 43:2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/43#2)**: “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.” Through deep water, God is there with you. More: [What the Bible says about fear](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/fear). ## Questions ### Does Psalm 91 promise nothing bad will happen to Christians? 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. ### Can I change the words of these prayers for protection? 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. ### Who wrote these prayers? 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.