God’s sovereignty, protection, guidance & peace in times of conflict
Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.
2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.’
Psalm 121:7-8The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
Hebrews 13:6 So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” [Psalm 118:6]
David’s heart during battle for strength, guidance, refuge, deliverance, & guidance
Psalm 18:1-3, 32-34I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. …It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psalm 20:1-2May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you; May He send you help from the sanctuary, And strengthen you out of Zion;
Psalm 27:1-6,13-14 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 came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. …I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD!
Psalm 3:1-3 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, ‘There is no help for him in God.’ Selah. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
Psalm 4:1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
Psalm 5:8 Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.
Psalm 6:9-10 The Lord has heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer. Let all my* enemies [*God’s enemies] be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
Psalm 31:1-2 In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness. Bow down Your ear to me; Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
Psalm 54:1-2 Save me, O God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your strength. Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 59:1-2 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; Defend me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloodthirsty men.
Psalm 144:1-2 Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle— My lovingkindness and my fortress, My high tower and my deliverer, My shield and the One in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me.
Psalm 56:3-4 Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?
Psalm 63:1-3 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
Psalm 140:1-2, 4, 6-7, 13 Deliver me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent men, Who plan evil things in their hearts; They continually gather together for war. …Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve me from violent men, Who have purposed to make my steps stumble. …I said to the LORD: “You are my God; Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle. …Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name; The upright shall dwell in Your presence.
Psalm 143:8-12 Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. Deliver me, O LORD, from my* [*Your] enemies; In You I take shelter. Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble. In Your mercy cut off my* [*Your] enemies, And destroy all those who afflict my soul; For I am Your servant.
Prayers for peace
Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Romans 12:18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
Isaiah 2:4 He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore.
Prayers for mercy, repentance, & humility
2 Chronicles 7:14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Lamentations 3:22-24 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
Prayers for justice & righteousness
Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
Isaiah 33:22 For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us.
Prayers against fear, terror, & despair
Psalm 91:1-8 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Prayers for refuge, shelter, & deliverance
Psalm 46:7-11 The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah Come, behold the works of the LORD, Who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalm 57:1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
Psalm 61:1-4 Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.
Prayers for spiritual warfare & steadfastness
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints–
2 Corinthians 10:3-6 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Psalm 91:9-11 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.
Prayers of lament in distress
Psalm 60:1-4 O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! You have made the earth tremble; You have broken it; Heal its breaches, for it is shaking. You have shown Your people hard things; You have made us drink the wine of confusion. You have given a banner to those who fear You, That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
Psalm 74:1-3, 18-23 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture? Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed– This Mount Zion where You have dwelt. Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary. …Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, And that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever. Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty. Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name. Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily. Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.
Lamentations 3:31-32 For the Lord will not cast off forever. Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.
Gospel-shaped prayers for enemies
Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Romans 12:19-21 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Intercessor Intel
Current Major Conflicts
Myanmar conflicts
Arab–Israeli conflict (including the Gaza war, Israel–Hezbollah fighting, Israeli–Syrian spillover, and the Iran–Israel / Iran–U.S. escalation)
Somali Civil War
Congolese conflicts
Islamist insurgencies in the Maghreb / Sahel
Mexican drug war
Sudanese conflicts
Russo-Ukrainian war
Prayer Fronts Israel: (updated)
1. Iran-backed Iraqi militias/Islamic Resistance in Iraq (boarders Syria & Jordan)
2. IRGC-Quds Force–linked networks and allied militias in Syria (boarders Israel)
3. Hezbollah in Lebanon (boarders Israel) [significantly weakened, no confirmation on current conflict]
4. Houthis in Yemen (southern tip of Arabian Peninsula)
5. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC-Quds Force)/Iranian Army in Iran (Iran boarders Iraq & Türkiye)
6. Hamas, PIJ, and PFLP in Gaza
7. Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Lions’ Den, Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and a patchwork of local battalion-style groups centered in places like Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas in the West Bank
8.Türkiye has rhetoric, political pressure, and regional positioning (boarders Syria, Iraq, & Iran) [not in conflict]
9.Jordan (boarders Israel) [not in conflict]
10.Egypt (boarders Israel) [not in conflict]
Other countries in the area
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, & United Arab Emirates.
Other Terror groups in the area: (06, Aug., 2024)
Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Gaza Strip & West Bank
Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya, Egypt
Al-Qaeda, worldwide
Al-Muhajiroun, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, UK
Ansar al-Islam, Iraq
Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Egypt
Great Eastern Islamic Raiders’ Front (İBDA-C), Türkiye
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS), worldwide
Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, Iraq
Kata’ib Hezbollah, Iraq
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Gaza Strip & West Bank
Tawhid and Jihad, Iraq
Caucasus Emirate (IK), Russia
Harkat-ul-Mujahideen al-Alami, Pakistan
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Pakistan and Kashmir
Jundallah, Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Taiba, Pakistan & Kashmir
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Pakistan
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Pakistan & Afghanistan
Recent Israel-adjacent additions in the area: (updated)
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq
Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
Jenin / Tulkarm / Tubas local militant battalions
PFLP
Foreign-linked groups that may have supporters or operatives in the U.S.
ISIS, al-Qa’ida, Hizballah/Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Shabaab, and possibly other designated FTOs through isolated supporters or facilitators.