Blessings & Protection Verses
God's favor, divine protection, and abundant blessings promised to those who walk in His ways.
O taste and see that the LORD {is} good: blessed {is} the man {that} trusteth in him.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase {them}.
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. {dark...: Heb. darkness and slipperiness}
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. {righteous...: Heb. righteousness}
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
For {such as be} blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and {they that be} cursed of him shall be cut off.
{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}
Blessed {is} that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Blessed {is} he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. {the poor: or, the weak, or, sick} {in time...: Heb. in the day of evil}
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; {and} he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. {thou...: or, do not thou deliver}