These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.

May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

Psalm 64

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.

But as for me, afflicted and in pain— may your salvation, God, protect me.

“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

Psalm 140

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Rescue me, Lord, from evildoers; protect me from the violent,

Keep me safe, Lord, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from the violent, who devise ways to trip my feet.

for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.

A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.

who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.

But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame, Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace.

And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)

The End Times

“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.

Pass by naked and in shame, you who live in Shaphir. Those who live in Zaanan will not come out. Beth Ezel is in mourning; it no longer protects you.

Nineveh summons her picked troops, yet they stumble on their way. They dash to the city wall; the protective shield is put in place.

“The man who hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord, the God of Israel, “does violence to the one he should protect,” says the Lord Almighty. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful.

because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.

I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.

While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled.

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.