49 Bible Verses about Enemy Attacks

Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble on me,
And in anger they persecute me.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

“The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way, but flee before you seven ways.

but do not stay there yourselves; pursue your enemies and attack them from the rear. Do not allow them to enter their cities, for the Lord your God has given them into your hand.”

But the Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, “Do not go up and do not fight, for I am not among you [because of your rebellion]; otherwise you will be [badly] defeated by your enemies.”’

When you go to war in your land against the enemy that attacks you, then sound an alarm with the trumpets, so that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies.

My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.

Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.

For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.”

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

My eye has looked on my foes;
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.

They will fight against you, but they will not [ultimately] prevail over you, for I am with you [always] to protect you and deliver you,” says the Lord.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

and you will hear what they say; and afterward you will have the courage to go down against the camp.” Then he went down with Purah his servant to the outposts of the army that was in the camp.

Though an army encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
Even in this I am confident.

When the Arameans came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said, “Please strike this people (nation) with blindness.” And God struck them with blindness, in accordance with Elisha’s request.

When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

Look! They lie in wait for my life;
Fierce and powerful men [are uniting together to] launch an attack against me,
Not for my wrongdoing nor for any sin of mine, O Lord.

From the wicked who despoil and deal violently with me,
My deadly enemies who surround me.

For my enemies have spoken against me;
Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

For it was whenever Israel had sown [their seed] that the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and go up against them.

Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies;
Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.

‘Arise, let us [awaken to] attack her at night
And destroy her [fortified] palaces!’”

“Then I would quickly subdue and humble their enemies
And turn My hand against their adversaries;

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint;
Guard my life from the terror of the enemy.

They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me,
Because I follow what is good.

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,
The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

In your lovingkindness, silence and destroy my enemies
And destroy all those who afflict my life,
For I am Your servant.

They attack, they hide and lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have [expectantly] waited to take my life.

“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth,
Yet they have not prevailed against me.

I will not be intimidated or afraid of the ten thousands
Who have set themselves against me all around.

“You shall search for those who quarrel with you, but will not find them;
They who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.

How blessed [happy and fortunate] is the man whose quiver is filled with them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies [in gatherings] at the [city] gate.

For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who has hated me who insolently exalts himself against me—
Then I could hide from him.

So He saved them from the hand of the one that hated them,
And redeemed them from the hand of the [Egyptian] enemy.

how he met you along the road and attacked all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.

He rescues me from my enemies;
Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;
You deliver me from the man of violence.

But now that the Lord my God has given me rest [from war] on every side, there is neither adversary nor misfortune [confronting me].

“Provoke hostilities with the Midianites and attack them,

You will not be afraid of the terror of night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

“If anyone fiercely attacks you it will not be from Me.
Whoever attacks you will fall because of you.

The Lord your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, who have persecuted you.

We set out from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of the enemy and those who lay in ambushes along the way.

They run and set themselves against me though there is no guilt in me;
Stir Yourself to meet and help me, and see [what they are doing]!

But the multitude of your enemies [that assault you] will become like fine dust,
And the multitude of the tyrants like the chaff which blows away;
And it will happen in an instant, suddenly [that your enemy is destroyed].

When I saw their fear, I stood and said to the nobles and officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; [confidently] remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and [with courage from Him] fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and for your homes.”