The Bible’s book of Psalms is a potent tool for spiritual combat. Included are 150 different prayers, songs, and poems that cover a variety of human situations like trouble, suffering, and spiritual assault.
A lot of these psalms encourage believers who are fighting a spiritual battle by giving them comfort, courage, and faith.
They can be employed as weapons in the spiritual battle, aiding believers in repelling the enemy’s assaults and maintaining their resolve.
Psalms Against Spiritual Attack
There are several psalms in particular that are particularly effective in fending off spiritual assault. These psalms provide strong affirmations of faith and trust in God while also addressing common strategies used by the enemy, such as fear, doubt, and deception.
This article will examine some of the key psalms that are useful in repelling spiritual assault. It will offer insights into the messages and themes of these psalms as well as suggestions for how to apply them in spiritual combat.
The psalms provide an effective tool for fending off the attacks of the enemy and finding strength and hope in God, whether you are dealing with personal struggles or fighting spiritual battles on behalf of others.
Psalm 20:7-8 (ESV) – Trust In The Lord
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.”
Psalm 23:4 (ESV) – God Is Our Protector
“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.”
Psalm 28:7 (ESV) – The Lord Is Our Strength
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”
Psalm 31:1-2 (ESV) – God Is Our Coverage
“In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!”
Psalm 32:7 (ESV) – God Is Our Hiding Place In Time Of Trouble
“You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.”
Psalm 34:7 (ESV) The Fear Of The Lord Guarantees Us Protection
“The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.”
Psalm 35:1-3 (ESV) – The Fight Those Who First Us
“Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help! Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers! Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation.'”
Psalm 37:39-40 (ESV) – God Delivers Us From All Destruction
“The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble. The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.”
Psalm 46:1-3 (ESV) – When All Hope Is Gone, God Is There To Protect Us
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling.”
Psalm 55:22 (ESV) – God Cares
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”
Psalm 18:39 (KJV)
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me…Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalm 24:7 (KJV)
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalm 27:1(KJV)
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Psalm 37:14-15 (KJV)
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken… But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalm 9:1 (KJV)
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
Psalm 140:7 (KJV)
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Psalm 55:17 (KJV)
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
Psalm 45:3 (KJV)
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Psalm 144:1 (KJV)
Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Psalm 110:2 (KJV)
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
Psalm 125:3-4 (KJV)
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Psalm 82:1 (KJV)
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
Psalm 61:2-4 (KJV)
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
Psalm 40:14 (KJV)
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Psalm 5:10 (KJV)
Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
Psalm 118:10-12 (KJV)
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Psalm 92:7 (KJV)
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
Psalm 104:35 (KJV)
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalm 7:9 (KJV)
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Psalm 1:4 (KJV)
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalm 83:13-18 (KJV)
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.
Conclusion
The Book of Psalms is a rich storehouse of spiritual weapons against spiritual assaults. Its prayers and hymns can be used to fend off the forces of evil and find solace in trying circumstances.
The Psalms remind us that we are not alone in our struggles, and that God is our ultimate protector and defender. Through prayer and meditation on the Psalms, we can find comfort, strength, and hope in the midst of difficult times.
It also provide believers with consolation, guidance, and inspiration to deal with life’s challenges and resist the devil’s temptations and attacks.
All who seek to walk in the light of God’s love, whether in happy or difficult times, can find a timeless and enduring source of hope and faith in the Psalms.
