1487 verses about Safety

He makes peace in your borders. He fills you with the finest of the wheat.

But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

Don’t be afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:

for Yahweh will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.

Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you.

Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.

When you go, your steps will not be hampered. When you run, you will not stumble.

Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.

No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.

Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty.

There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.

Madmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them.

The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.

They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.

Give counsel! Execute justice! Make your shade like the night in the middle of the noonday! Hide the outcasts! Don’t betray the fugitive!

Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortionist is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land.

For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.

You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.

Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.

Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

I, Yahweh, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.

Your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge passes through, then you will be trampled down by it.

His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

My people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

Look at Zion, the city of our appointed festivals. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a quiet habitation, a tent that won’t be removed. Its stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

But there Yahweh will be with us in majesty, a place of wide rivers and streams, in which no galley with oars will go, neither will any gallant ship pass by there.

No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

“Therefore Yahweh says concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither will he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.

I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

He pursues them, and passes by safely, Even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

Don’t be afraid; for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.

Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

“Now therefore hear this, you who are given to pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me. I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children.’

For you shall not go out in haste, neither shall you go by flight: for Yahweh will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

In righteousness you will be established. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid; and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.

Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

Sharon will be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down in, for my people who have sought me.

They will not build, and another inhabit. They will not plant, and another eat: for the days of my people will be like the days of a tree, and my chosen will long enjoy the work of their hands.

They will not labor in vain, nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed, and their descendants with them.

As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you. You will be comforted in Jerusalem.”

Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.

Set up a standard toward Zion. Flee for safety! Don’t wait; for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.”

Every city flees for the noise of the horsemen and archers. They go into the thickets, and climb up on the rocks. Every city is forsaken, and not a man dwells therein.

“Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the middle of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem, for evil looks out from the north with a great destruction.

Don’t go out into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and terror are on every side.

Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.