What does the Bible say about divine protection?
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The Bible teaches that God faithfully guards His people, sustaining them through danger and suffering and preserving them ultimately for salvation in Christ. Psalm 91 and Psalm 121 portray the Lord as a sure refuge and watchful keeper, while Psalm 23 celebrates His shepherding presence even in the valley of death. Isaiah 54:17 promises that no weapon will finally prevail against God's servants, not because believers never face hardship, but because God vindicates and keeps them. Isaiah 26:3-4 calls His people to steadfast trust, and Isaiah 40:28-31 assures the weary of renewed strength. Jude 1:24-25 directs confidence to God, who is able to keep His people from falling and present them blameless through Jesus Christ.
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- Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me, says Yahweh.
- Psalms 91:1-16
[1] He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [2] I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust." [3] For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. [4] He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. [5] You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day; [6] Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. [7] A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it will not come near you. [8] You will only look with your eyes, And see the recompense of the wicked. [9] Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, And the Most High your dwelling place, [10] No evil shall happen to you, Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. [11] For he will give his angels charge over you, To guard you in all your ways. [12] They will bear you up in their hands, So that you won't dash your foot against a stone. [13] You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot. [14] "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. [15] He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him. [16] I will satisfy him with long life, And show him my salvation."
- Jude 1:24-25
[24] Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, [25] to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
- Psalms 23:1-6
[1] > Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. [2] He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. [3] He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. [4] Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. [5] You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. [6] Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
- Isaiah 40:28-31
[28] Have you not known? have you not heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn't faint, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. [29] He gives power to the faint; and to him who has no might he increases strength. [30] Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: [31] but those who wait for Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
- Isaiah 26:3-4
[3] You will keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on you]; because he trusts in you. [4] Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.
- Psalms 91:10
No evil shall happen to you, Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
- Psalms 18:1-6
[1] > I love you, Yahweh, my strength. [2] Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. [3] I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; And I am saved from my enemies. [4] The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. [5] The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me. [6] In my distress I called on Yahweh, And cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 121:1-8
[1] > I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? [2] My help comes from Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth. [3] He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. [4] Behold, he who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. [5] Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. [6] The sun will not harm you by day, Nor the moon by night. [7] Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. [8] Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, From this time forth, and forevermore.
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
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