There are seasons in life where we seek stronghold protection from the Lord. Here are some helpful Bible verses about strongholds. We often hear this word spoken during our Bible Cafe™ conversations, and it’s helpful to have a biblical understanding.

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Bible Verses About Strongholds

My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me. (2 Samuel 22:3 NIV)

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.(Psalm 9:9 NIV)

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (Psalm 18:2 NIV)

The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1 NIV)

The Lord is the strength of his people; he is a stronghold of salvation for his anointed. (Psalm 28:8 CSB)

The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble. (Psalm 37:39 NIV)

The Lord of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.(Psalm 46:7 CSB)

I will keep watch for you, my strength, because God is my stronghold. (Psalm 59:9 CSB)

But I will sing of your strength and will joyfully proclaim your faithful love in the morning. For you have been a stronghold for me, a refuge in my day of trouble. (Psalm 59:16 CSB)

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken. (Psalm 62:2 CSB)

You have broken down all his hedges; You have brought his strongholds to ruin. (Psalm 89:40 NKJV)

He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer my shield, in whom I take refuge, (Psalm 144:2 NIV)

What Does the Bible Say About Strongholds?

The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. (Proverbs 10:29 NLT)

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, And brings down the trusted stronghold.(Proverbs 21:22 NKJV)

For you have been a stronghold for the poor person, a stronghold for the needy in his distress, a refuge from storms and a shade from heat. (Isaiah 25:4 CSB)

The Lord will roar from Zionn and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. (Joel 3:16 NIV)

The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him. (Nahum 1:7 NKJV)

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.(2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV)

We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. (2 Corinthians 10:4 NLT)