Prayers for Protection
We live in a world with real dangers—physical, emotional, and spiritual. But we serve a God who is our refuge and fortress, our shield and defender. These prayers for protection invoke God's powerful care over you and those you love, asking Him to guard against all forms of harm.
"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." — Psalm 18:2
Prayer for God's Protection
Lord God Almighty, I come before You seeking Your divine protection.
You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. Under Your wings I find shelter. In Your hands I am safe.
Protect me from all physical harm—from accident, injury, illness, and violence. Guard my coming and my going, my sleeping and my waking, my work and my rest.
Protect me from emotional harm—from those who would wound me with words, manipulate me with lies, or crush my spirit with cruelty. Shield my heart.
Protect me from spiritual harm—from the attacks of the evil one, from temptation that leads to sin, from deception that leads me astray. Be my armor and my shield.
Send Your holy angels to guard me. Station them around me and those I love. Let no evil come near my dwelling.
I claim the protection of the Precious Blood of Jesus over my life, my family, my home, and all that belongs to me. Cover us, Lord. Keep us safe.
In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
This powerful prayer for protection is traditionally prayed after Mass and in times of spiritual battle.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits
who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
Psalm 91 - The Protection Psalm
This psalm has been prayed for protection for thousands of years. Pray it slowly, claiming each promise.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you...
For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
Prayer to Your Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
Prayer for Protection of the Home
Lord, bless this home and all who dwell here.
Let Your angels stand guard at every door and window. Let no evil enter this place. Drive out any dark presence that does not belong.
Fill this home with Your peace. Let it be a sanctuary of rest, love, and prayer. May everyone who enters feel Your presence.
Protect this home from fire, flood, theft, and all disaster. Guard it when we are present and when we are away.
St. Joseph, guardian of the Holy Family, protect our family and our home.
Amen.