15 Powerful Prayers For Protection And Safety
Last Updated: 26 November 2019
Do you feel the need of protection and safety?
Yes, we can ask our Heavenly Father. God is faithful and He is able to protect his Children from harm, be it physically or mentally.
Here’s a collection of powerful prayers for protection and safety. Use them to guide you in prayer when you feel the need to ask Father to cover you under His Mighty Wings.
For an easier navigation, we organized this collection in several sections listed below in the table of Contents.
Chapter 1
Prayers for Personal Protection
General Prayer for Protection
Awesome God I lift my voice to you in this very moment and I thank you for your wonderful power. You created the universe, the stars at the sky, the earth and everything that has breath. There is nothing in this universe that can hold you back. No force can bind your hands or subdue you into submission. You have total power over all things and all circumstances.
Therefore, here I am my Lord. I ask you for your divine protection over my life, my household, my properties, and everything and everyone that is dear to me. Shield me with your presence. Cover me under your mighty wings. Protect me from the hands of bad people. Keep me safe from the traps of enemies. Do not allow evil to come near. Make me aware of bad friends that are conspiring against me. Please, don’t let me fall into their deception and dishonesty. Open my eyes, Oh Lord, so I can see evil ahead of time and move away from destruction.
Thank you Father for your protection. I believe, I trust, and I know in my heart that my life is safe in your all-powerful hands.
AMEN.
Prayer for Protection For Physical Body
Heavenly Father, In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I come before your Holy Throne to ask for absolute and complete protection of my whole being.
Shield my physical body from any disease and any ill effects of emotional stress and toxic in the air. Protect my organs from injury, infections and malfunctioning. Conserve my body cells from unfavorable conditions and damage, and eliminate unwanted cells. Prevent my bones from fracture and loss of strength. Protect my immune system from self-attack and external diseases.
Keep my eyes from seeing things that dishonor your Name. Cover my ears from hate speech, wicked songs, and the noise of lies and deceptions. Set a guard over my mouth, so that I can only speak the truth, and words that uplift and inspire. Refrain my hands from doing wrong, but help them to do good when it is in my power to do so. Divert my feet from danger and keep me from walking into darkness and destruction.
Preserve my heart from loving and wanting what is evil in your eyes. Allow in my mind whatever is true, noble, right, holy, lovely, admirable or anything that is excellent and praiseworthy.
Lord, cover me under your Mighty Wings as an eagle covers its young. Instruct your angels to carry me in their hands wherever I go. Let me find refuge in your strong tower. And live my entire life under your protection and safety.
AMEN.
Affirmation Prayer for Protection
In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I now proclaim divine protection over my life. God is my place of safety and my fortress. I am safe from danger and destruction. I am free from injury or harm. I am covered under the Wings of Almighty God. I am shielded by the Presence of Jehovah.
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil. Because Jehovah-Nissi is with me The Lord is my banner, my shield and my protection.
I declare that I am fearless from the inside out, because God gave me a Spirit of power, love and self-control. The earth can rumble and shake. Mighty thunders can strike before me. Deadly winds can blow from unforeseen directions. Heavy rains can happen sudden and unexpectedly. A thousand may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand. But, nothing will touch me.
The economy of my country may tumble. Deadly diseases and viruses can strike. Crime and violence can increase. People can curse and bad-mouth me all they want. My enemies could plan their best attack against me. But, nothing will harm me.
I am a Child of the Most High God. He is able to prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. His loving-kindness and goodness are following me. His angels are guarding me in all my ways. I am safe, secure and protected.
I declare these words, I believe and I trust. AMEN.
Chapter 2
Prayers for Fear
Prayer 1
Dear Lord in the Holy Name of Jesus, I come before you to ask you to set me free from the feelings of fear and anxiety in my heart and in my mind.
Father, you told us clearly in your Word to NOT be afraid of this world or our circumstances, because your Presence is with us. But, in this very moment I’m afraid and my mind is not at peace. God, please, come and help me in this time of trouble. Lay your hand on my heavy heart, remove the fear and let me feel your calmness. Lay your hands on my head, remove my negative thoughts and let your holy peace fill my mind.
In accordance to your Word, I believe that you didn’t give me a Spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-control. Yes, I believe this and I put my trust in you. AMEN.
Prayer 2
Father, here I am before your throne with a heavy heart and an anxious mind.
Come, Lord, and fill me with your Holy Presence. Let me rest and be at peace. Let me feel your protection. Let me feel as if I’m under the shadow of your Wings. Safe, hidden and secure in you. Only you can give and take it all.
I pray, Father, please take my fear away and give me your peace that surpasses all understanding. You know that my life is in your Hands. My trust and my hope is on you alone, Father. Thank you, in the Name of Jesus. AMEN.
Chapter 3
Praying the Armour of God for Protection
Heavenly Father,
I thank you for your might, control and dominion over this world and everything that lives in it. Thank you for giving us your Word and equipping us for the constant battles that are happening in our life and around us. You said in your Word (Ephesians 6:10-18), to put on your Full Armor so that we can stand strong against evil.
Today, in accordance to your Word, I put on the Full Armor of God so I may be able to stand my ground and resist any attack on my mind, my life, my family and everything dear to me.
I put on the Belt of Truth to defend myself against lies, deceptions and false accusations. I put on the Breastplate of Righteousness to protect my heart from falling into temptation. I put on the Shoes of Peace that will allow me to go in the world and share the Gospel of Christ without fear and worry. I put on the Shield of Faith to cover myself and extinguish the flaming arrows of any adversary. I put on the Helmet of Salvation to safeguard my mind and my thought. I take in my hands the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Thank you, Dear Lord, for your Armor of Protection. I am confidence that in this daily battle you are at my side fighting with me and for me. Thank you for the promise of your Son Jesus to be with us to the very end of the world.
AMEN.
Chapter 4
Prayers for Protection for the Family
Prayer for Protection for the Whole Family
Oh Lord my God, into your hands, I commend my whole family and all the people dear to me.
Lord, I ask you to put a border of protection around every single one of us. Let your angels surround my family, our household and our properties like a ring of fire. Shield us under the shadow of your Wings. Keep us near your heart and hold us tenderly. Be with us in good and in the face of evil. Guide us through the challenges of life and give us strength to overcome.
Thank you Oh Lord for hearing my prayer on behalf of my family. AMEN.
Prayer for Protection for a Marriage
Holy Father, you know that it is not easy in this world to stay happily committed to each other in marriage. All kinds of bad influence could intrude and cause trouble. That’s why, I approach your throne today to pray for your divine protection over my marriage.
Lord, do not allow a lack of communication, lies and dishonesty near our tent. But, let us be good listeners, appreciating and admiring each other’s opinions and qualities.
Banish any kind of bitterness, bad temper, and resentment in our lives. Help us forgive one another freely and become more willingly to forget our wrongdoings.
Lord, you understand all the temptations that face us today. I ask you to preserve our hearts from lusting after someone else and shield our minds from sinful thoughts. Protect my wife/husband from the temptations and snares of another man/woman. Deliver our marriage from lustful eyes. Be our strength and don’t allow us to enter into temptation or cause other to fall.
Father, rebuke every tongue that spoke out against our marriage. I proclaim that every negative words spoken against us will not prevail. But, I now speak blessing, grace and love over our marriage.
I believe and trust that our marriage will triumph and will last according to God’s plan. AMEN.
Prayer for Protection for Children
Heavenly Father, I trust you with my children and every aspect of their life. Therefore, I ask you in the Name of Jesus to put a hedge of protection around them, day and night, and everywhere they go all the days of their lives.
Send your angels to watch over them and protect them from evil. Wrap them in your loving arms and shield them from crime and violence. Look after them, Lord, everywhere they go and do NOT allow any attack on their physical body, their mind and their thoughts.
Break all negative influences that may come on their way and lead them to destruction. Remove bad actors from their lives and help them choose godly friends with similar values and common goals. Open their eyes, so they can always choose the right direction and stay on your path of protection and safety. AMEN.
Affirmation Prayer for Protection to Pray over Children
Father, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I now declare a blessing of protection over my children.
You are a son/daughter of God Almighty. You are wrapped in the loving arms of God. Your protection is under His Wings. No evil will come near you. No plan against you will prevail. Malicious eyes will not prey upon you. Negative words will not harm you. Violence will not touch your body. Accidents will not happen to you.
You are NOW safe, secure, shielded and protected. I declare all these over you now. I believe and I trust. AMEN.
Chapter 5
Prayers for Protection at Work
Prayer for Protection on the Way to Work
Dear Lord, now that I’m leaving my home to go to work, I ask you for your divine protection on the road. Protect me from accidents due to a vehicle malfunctioning or a reckless driver. Do not allow any injury come near my body. Open my eyes wide open and remove any distraction, Lord, so I can pay full attention on the road. Protect me also from crimes. Frustrate any plot against me. Cover me under your Wings and hide me from the preying eyes of criminals.
In the Name of Jesus, I pray. AMEN.
Prayer for Protection for Dangerous Jobs
Dear God, I thank for my job and your strength within me that allows me to work so I can put food on the table. But, as you know, my job is dangerous. And therefore, I pray for your shield of protection when I’m doing my job. Open my eyes so I can pay full attention of what I’m doing and the environment around me. Remove any distraction that may prevent me from focusing and cause accidents. Banish any thought of fear and anxiety from my heart. And cause me to be at peace when doing my daily duty. Thank you, Father, for your grace and mercy on my life.
In the Name of Jesus, I pray. AMEN.
Prayer for Protection from a Hostile Workplace
Heavenly Father, I thank you for the company I’m working for, my boss, my colleagues and any third party that I have to work with.
I pray you to protect me from any hostile and toxic situation in this company. If there are any secret plot against me, I ask you to expose it and destroy it in the process. When colleagues are talking behind my back, I ask you to give me the strength to ignore them and when necessary give me the courage to confront them in love and kindness. If there is any falsehood or gossip going around, I ask you to let me know about it and help me quickly put it to rest. Don’t allow me to become the victim of any harassment, bullying, discrimination and passive aggressive behaviors.
Bless my workplace, Lord, and change hatred into love, animosity into friendship, vengeance into forgiveness, gossip into appreciation, and competition into cooperation.
In the Name of Jesus, I pray. AMEN.
Chapter 6
Prayers for Protection for the Nations
Prayer of Protection for Leaders and Authority
God Almighty, I come before you today with my President, his/her cabinet and staff situated in the country and around the world, the members of the Parliament and every single judges across the country; the leaders and members of the police, the fire department and our armed forces; and any other individual who holds a position of power in this country.
I pray Lord, protect them all, their families, and properties. Protect their coming and going as they do their jobs. Shield them from terrorist attacks, or domestic violence. Expose and destroy every plot and scheme against them. Make them aware of any danger around them and give them the knowledge and wisdom to respond properly. When in trouble, guide their footsteps in the path that leads to light. And help them realize that you alone are God, so they can live according to your Word and find refuge under the Shadow of your Wings.
I thank you Father for keeping them all safe and blessing them with your Salvation. AMEN.
Blessings for Protection and Safety
In the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. May the Lord bless and keep this country safe. May the Lord be gracious to us and show us His wonderful mercy. May the Lord make His face shine upon us in times of trouble. May the Shield of Protection of God protect every man and women and every boy and girl. The plans and the schemes of our enemies will not succeed. No war will be waged against us, either physically, mentally or economically. Epidemics, virus outbreaks, health issues will not come near our tents. Terrorist attack, domestic violence and civil war plots will not prevail. Floods, storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and the like will not harm us. May the Lord show us His favor and cause the Sun to shine gloriously on this country. AMEN.
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