Warfare: Psalms Part 2 (Psalms 16-30)

NB-1: These prayers are intended as a start - may the Holy Spirit take over your warfare prayers.

NB-2: Never pray against people but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places, for we wrestle not against flesh and blood (Eph 6:12).

Adapted Prayer (see scriptures used below)

Keep us safe, our God, for in You we take refuge. Lord, You alone are our portion and our cup, You make our lot secure, because You will not abandon us to the realm of the dead, nor will You let us see decay. May the Lord answer us in the day of trouble. May the Name of the God of Jacob defend us. May You send us help from the sanctuary, and strengthen us out of Zion. You answer us from Your holy heaven, with the saving strength of Your right hand.
Show us the wonders of Your great love, You who save by Your right hand, those who take refuge in You from their foes. Keep us as the apple of Your eye, hide us in the shadow of Your wings from all principalities, all powers, all the rulers of the darkness of this world, all spiritual wickedness in high places out to destroy us, hide us from our enemies who surround us.
Arise, oh Lord, confront every principality, every power, every ruler of the darkness of this world, every spiritual wickedness in any high place, cast them down. Deliver our lives from them with Your sword! Your hand will find all our spiritual enemies, Your right hand will find every evil spirit that hates us. Make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger, swallow them up in Your wrath, and let Your fire devour them.

But You, oh Lord, do not be far from us, oh our Strength, hasten to help us! Deliver us from the sword, our precious lives from the power of the dog. Save us from the lion’s mouth and from the horns of the wild oxen! To You, oh Lord, we lift up our souls. Oh our God, we trust in You, let us not be ashamed, let not our enemies triumph over us. Keep our souls, and deliver us.
When any principality, any power, any ruler of the darkness of this world, when any spiritual wickedness in any high place comes against us, to eat up our flesh, let them stumble and fall. Though demonic armies may encamp against us, our hearts shall not fear, though war may rise against us, in You we will be confident. Teach us Your way, oh Lord, and lead us in a smooth path, because of our enemies. Do not deliver us to the will of the devil.
You Lord are our strength and our shield, our hearts trust in You, and we are helped by Your Voice. Let Your Voice speak for us. Your Voice is over the waters, Your Voice thunders over many waters. Your Voice is powerful, Your Voice is full of majesty, Your Voice breaks the cedars and splinters the cedars of Lebanon. Your Voice divides the flames of fire. Your Voice shakes the wilderness, Your Voice strips the forests bare, and in Your temple everyone says, “Glory!”
You sit enthroned as King forever, and You will give strength to Your people.

Psalms Used

16: 1 Keep me safe, my God, for in You I take refuge. 5 Lord, You alone are my portion and my cup; You make my lot secure. 10 because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your faithful one see decay.

17: 7 Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand, those who take refuge in you from their foes. 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings 9 from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. 13 Arise, O Lord, Confront him, cast him down; Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword.

20: May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; 2 May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion; 6 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven, with the saving strength of His right hand.

21: 8 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You. 9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them.

22: 19 But You, O Lord, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me! 20 Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog. 21 Save Me from the lion’s mouth And from the horns of the wild oxen!

25: 1 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. 20 Keep my soul, and deliver m

27: 2 When the wicked came against me, to eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. 11 Teach me Your way, O Lord,

And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies. 12 Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries

28: 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped

29: 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!” 10 The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever. 11 The Lord will give strength to His people.