Prayers Against the Enemy: 21 Powerful Effective

Prayers against the Enemy have been tested and tried by thousands of individuals, who have seen tremendous results after praying these powerful prayers.

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an enemy is antagonistic to another especially one seeking to injure, overthrow or confound an opponent.

The purpose of the enemy is to kill, steal and destroy. The Bible says in John 10:10 (NIV) that the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy, but Jesus came that we may have life and have it to the full.

We can confide in the name of the Lord because, in Proverbs 18:10 (NIV), the bible says that the name of the Lord is a fortified tower, the righteous run to it and are safe. Understanding this important aspect of Christianity makes us lay hold of the absolute security we have in God.

Here are 21 powerful Prayers against the Enemy.

1. Prayer to Destroy the Works of the Enemy.

2 Samuel 22:18 “He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.

You are the Alpha and Omega, the Omnipotent God, the master of the whole universe. There is no one to be compared to you. I worship and bow before your throne Almighty God.

Lord, I am on my knees, laying my life before you. I ask for forgiveness for all the sins I committed against you through my thoughts, words, actions, or in actions.

Heavenly Father, I ask that in your infinite mercy arise and destroy every work of the enemy in my life. Draw out your sword and fight against all that persecute me. I set on fire every satanic work of the enemy in my life.

The Bible says in Isaiah 54:15 that they shall surely gather together, but not by me, whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. I stand on this word and frustrate every device of the enemy and scatter every gathering of the enemy against me.

Lord, I pray that you disappoint and disrupt all the attacks of the enemy over me and put them in shame.

Arise O Lord, and break up the deeds of the enemy, destroy those who hate and envy me and seek for my destruction. I escape all the traps and craftiness of the enemies over my life in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

2. Prayer to Expose Enemies.

Matthew 10:26 (NIV) says, “Do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed or hidden that will not be made known.

Lord arises and expose anything that is hidden in my life. Wonder working God, I come before you because you are the all-knowing God. I pray to you today that all my enemies be exposed as wicked. Let them be proven guilty.

The Bible says in Daniel 2:22, “He revealeth the deep and secret things, he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. I stand on this scripture and pray that God reveals the deep and secret enemies I have.

Lord, I ask that you disclose the identity of anybody that is causing me pain. Expose the location of every man or woman that has marked me for destruction.

I separate myself from every evil association and every evil assembly by the power in the blood of Jesus.

Open my spiritual/inner eyes to enable me to identify my secret enemies. Let the evidence of their wickedness be exposed for all to see in Jesus’ name, Amen.

3. Spiritual Warfare Prayers against Enemies.

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

Lord, all things are possible with you. Your name is full of wonders. Lord, manifest yourself in my life as I pray to you.

I am strong in you and your mighty power. I put on the full armor of God and stand against every scheme of my enemies.

Heavenly Father, you are faithful, strengthen me from the evil ones. I receive divine power to demolish every stronghold of the enemy.

I stand firm in my faith and resist every device of the enemy. I submit myself to you, and I am convinced that I am a conqueror through Him who loves us.

Lord, I overcome every tool the enemy is using to torment my life because Jesus has overcome the world for me. I access and receive divine power of God to destroy every resistance and fortress the enemy is using to fight against me.

4. Prayer for Protection against Enemy at Work.

2 Samuel 22:38 (NIV) I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

Lord, thank you for allowing me to work in this place. Lord, only you can do this, and I glorify and adore your name.

In Psalm 91:1-2, the bible says that whoever goes to the Lord for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty can say to Him, “You are my defender and protector.

You are my God; in you I trust.” I stand on your word and declare that the Lord is my protector and defender. Lord, I ask that you keep me safe under your wings as I go about my work. I am protected from every enemy of mine at work.

Deliver me from every snare of my enemies. Lord, let your truth be my shield and covering.

Lord, you are my refuge and habitation so no evil shall befall me as I go about my daily work. bear me up in your hands lest I dash my foot against the stone set up for me by my enemies at work.

Lord, watch over me, keep my sage and blind the eyes of those who seek to do me harm.

Clothe anybody conspiring against me at my workplace with shame and disgrace. I stand against every destructive plan of the enemy against my good works, I close every channel of oppression opened against me in my work in Jesus’ name, Amen.

5. Prayer of Victory over Enemies.

Micah 7:8 (NIV) – Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.

Be exalted, O God, above the Heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth.

Merciful father, extend your hand from heaven, help me and pull me out of the deep waters the enemy has put me in.

Lord do not abandon me in my time of trouble. Rescue me from my powerful enemies and those too strong for me and from all those who hate me.

My efforts to protect myself from the enemy are worthless. Help me against the enemy. With You on my side, I will win and defeat my enemies.

I overcome my enemies by the victory of the blood of Jesus. I overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb. I stand in all the victory that is in Christ Jesus.

Lord give me victory over my enemies. Answer me from above and by your power give me great victories. I don’t trust in chariots and horses but the power of the Lord.

I rejoice in the Lord because He has made me victorious. Thank you, Lord, for you have given me the strength I need to be victorious over my enemies in Jesus’ Precious name, Amen.

I receive victory over every weapon the enemy is using against me. Disprove every tongue rising against me. Prepare a table of feats for me in the presence of my enemies.

6. Prayer to Cancel the Evil Plans of the Enemy.

Isaiah 54:17 (NIV) – No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servant of the Lord and this is their vindication from me, “declares the Lord.

Though the enemy hatch evil against me and frame wicked schemes, they cannot succeed because I have made the Lord my fortress.

You, Lord, are all I have, and you give me all I need, my future is secure in your hands. You are the great and mighty God.

By the power of the Holy Spirit, I pray that every evil plot of the enemy against me shall be canceled.

Precious father do not consent to the desires of my enemies. Do not promote the evil plans of the enemy so that they do not rejoice over me.

Frustrate the plans of wickedness that the enemy is devising against me. Let their evil scheme go astray. Unleash your anger upon those who destroy me with a malicious statement.

Father, let my enemies be caught in the plots that they have devised for me. Condemn every man who imagines evil for me. I render all the evil plans of my enemy impotent and useless. I disarm every weapon of the enemy’s machination. I withdraw their bullets and ammunition of their evil plans, Amen.

7. Powerful Prayers to Destroy your Enemy.

Deuteronomy 30:7 (NIV) – The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

I will praise you Lord in your sanctuary, I will praise you for your acts of power, for your surpassing greatness. I will praise you with trumpets and harp because you put breath in me.

O Lord, my enemies have risen against me. They are plotting for my downfall. You know I have done nothing wrong to them.

Lord Almighty, smash my enemies with your right hand which is majestic in power. Sharpen and take up your flashing sword in judgment against those who hate me. Take vengeance on my adversaries and destroy those who seek to destroy me.

God arise, scatter my enemies. Let my foes flee before me. Blow my enemies away as smoke is blown away by the wind. As the wax melts before the fire, may all my enemies perish before God.

I take up the shield of faith and wear the full armor of God to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Let destruction come upon all those who seek my hurt and hid their net to catch me. Father, let them fall into the destruction and net they hid to catch my soul.

Lord, stir up yourself and come to my rescue. Let my enemies not rejoice over me. Let my enemies be brought to confusion and let their clothing be shame and dishonor and I will praise you in the gathering of your people all day long, Amen.

8. Prayer for Protection from Enemies.

Ephesians 6:11 (NIV) – Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

Test and try me O Lord, examine my heart and mind. Show me any areas in my life that I have not fully surr3endered to you. Then fill me with your Holy Spirit until I overflow.

Amazing father, keep me safe from the hands of the wicked. Protect me from my enemies who devise evil ways for my downfall.

It is written in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall hurt you”. I stand on the word of God and declare protection from every serpent and scorpion of the enemy.

My help comes from you O Lord, the maker of the heaven and earth, therefore preserve me from all evil. I command protection on me as I am going and coming. Come to my rescue merciful father as I voice my complaints to you, Lord.

Protect my life from the threat of the enemy. Hide me in your shadow from the conspiracy of the enemy, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

9. Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies.

Psalm 18:17 (NIV) – He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.

I will exalt you, my God; I will praise your name forever and ever. Every day I will praise you and extol your name. lord, you are great and your greatness no one can fathom.

Merciful father, you are my deliverer, save me from my enemies. Glorify me above my foes. Deliver me from the violent man who seeks after my soul.

I pray for deliverance from my enemies. O God, protect me from those who rise against me. Deliver me from evil doers and save me from blood thirsty men.

Lord, my enemies have sharpened their tongues like swords and their words are aimed like deadly arrows against me. Lord wage war against those who fight against me.

I have taken authority and power over all the powers of the enemies. Lord, I neutralize the power that the enemies are using against me. I decree today that the devil has no power over me in Jesus’ name, Amen.

It is written in Matthew 26:52, “Then said Jesus unto him, put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”

I proclaim and it shall be established unto me that every one of my enemies that are pursuing me with the sword shall die by the sword in Jesus’ most powerful name I pray, Amen.

10. Prayer to Expose Hidden Enemies.
    

Ephesians 5:11 (NIV) – Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

Lord, thank you for being my god, my father, and my friend, and thank you for the privilege to know you and the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. O God my father, thank you for always answering my prayers.

Oh Lord, I pray that you shield me from all hidden enemies, especially as they lie in wait for me, seeking to destroy my life. You are the invincible warrior, the Holy God of Israel, Oh Lord, arise and expose every hidden enemy that has arisen against me. Let my affairs become too hot for them to handle.

By the power of the risen Lord, I take authority over all curses, snares, and demonic activities directed against me by my hidden enemies and I break them by the resurrection power of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I claim the blood of Jesus Christ over every aspect of my life for protection, and I pray all these in the precious name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Also See: Prayers for Protection Against Evil: 15 Powerful.

11. Prayer to Destroy Evil Plans.

Romans 8:31 (NIV) – What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Abba Father, the enemies have laid hidden traps and snares for me. Arise O Lord and overthrow all their wicked trap and snares. Let them be caught in the destruction that they laid for me. Lord, all powers belong to you, I plead that you descend from your heavenly throne and put to waste the wicked plans of my enemies against me.

O thou that takes away the sins of the world, save me from the evil machination and put them to shame that seeks to hurt me.

Lord, the bible says that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, therefore whatever condemnation and evil designs the enemy is making for me will not stand.

Lord, my confidence is in you, give me victory over the evil plans and forces of the enemy so that I may adore your Holy name.

12. Prayer to Rebuke the Enemy.

Exodus 23:22 (NIV) – If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.

Precious father, I come to you today. Do not turn your back on me nor forsake me. Do not let my enemies delight in my suffering.

God of vengeance, you are my safety and strength. You have not given me a spirit of fear and timidity but of power and sound mind. I receive power to stand up for myself and reprove every false accusation of the enemy against my life.

I receive the courage Joshua had when he led the children of Israel to the promised land. I cast out every spirit of timidity and fear from my life. Gird me with the spirit of courage as I rebuke the enemy in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I rebuke the plans and actions of the enemy. Lord the enemy cannot steal, kill or destroy any of the blessings of God in my life. I decree and it shall be established unto me that I will live victoriously over any decree of the enemy over my life because Jesus shed His blood on the cross of Calvary for my victory.

13. Prayer against Household Enemies.

Micah 7:6 (NIV) – For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, and man’s enemies are the members of his household.

Lord, help me to live my life every day by your word. Thank you for the plans you have for me to have everlasting peace and joy. Thank you for I know that with you by my side, no mountain is insurmountable for me.

Father, I pray today against every household enemy. I come against every force of darkness and wickedness that is at work in my family. Break off the chain of the spirit of envy that is in my family.

In Matthew 10:36 (NIV), “a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household,” I stand on this and place a demand for the downfall of every one of my enemies that is found among the members of my family.

I rebuke any household enemies that are diverting my blessings, scattering as I gather. I pronounce judgment upon any enemy that is cutting off my expectations whenever good things are coming to me.

Lord, let destruction come upon any close friend, someone I trust and one whom I have shared my bread with that has turned against me. Let condemnation fall upon every tongue that shall rise against me. Let there be confusion in the camp of my enemies in Jesus’ name, Amen.

14. Prayer against the Evil plans of the Enemy.

Psalm 21:11 (NIV) – Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.

God, my stronghold, your love for me knows no bound. I am in trouble, father, I am surrounded by those who hate me and seek evil for me. I look up to you for you are my strength in times of trouble.

Father, you have heard their insults and all their evil plans against me. Therefore, do not be silent. Rise in your anger O God and fight against those who plan evil for me.

Do not allow my enemies to say that they have overcome me, and my foes rejoice when I fall for I trust in your unfailing love, my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Deliver me not over unto the will of my enemies, for false witnesses have risen against me and they breathe out cruelty. With your hands mete out violence on my enemies and those who conceive injustice in their hearts for me, Amen.

15. Prayer against my Enemies

Deuteronomy 30:7 (NIV) – The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

I love you Lord, my strength, rock, fortress, and my deliverer. God is my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation.

In my distress I call on you Lord, I cry to you my God for help. Her my voice and come to my rescue for my enemies have gathered against me.

Lord, shoot your arrows and let my enemies be scattered. With great bars of lightning, arise and let my enemies be covered in confusion.

Lord, reach down from high and take hold of me. Draw me out of the deep waters my enemies have out. Save me from enemies too strong for me because you delight in me.

Jesus, my Savior, keep my light burning, turn my darkness into light. I receive your help to advance against my enemies. Arm me with strength and keep me secure in Jesus’ name, Amen.

16. Prayer against Enemies of Progress.

Genesis 12:3 (NIV) – I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse and all people on earth will be blessed through you.

Lord Almighty, my savior, you are blameless and holy. I am under attack by enemies who wrongfully accuse me daily. Clothe me with your strength to withstand their accusation.

Lord set me free for good. Cause my enemies to make supplications to me in the time of disaster and a time of distress.

I receive grace from the Lord to pursue, overtake and recover all that the enemies have taken from me. I place God’s judgment upon any human standing in the way of my progress.

Lord, in your infinite mercy, expose every friend that is against my progress. I nullify every weapon the enemy is using to bring me down.

I pull down every fortress that is working against my breakthrough. Let every plan the enemy has made to embarrass me be scattered by the wind from the Lord.

Lord, bless those that bless me and place curses upon my enemies of progress. I refuse to be stagnant. Release my progress wherever they are tied.

Avenge me O Lord, subdue my enemies of progress. Give me great victories over those who divert my blessings. Therefore, I will praise you, Lord among the nations, Amen.

17. Prayer to Triumph over the Enemy.

Revelation 12:11 (NIV) – They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

King of Glory, praise be to your name for you rain my hands for war and my fingers for battle against the enemy. I will sing a new song to you O God for you are the one that delivers me from the deadly sword of the enemy.

In 1^st John 5: 4-8, the bible says that “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.” Therefore, my faith is strengthened to overcome every weapon and machinations of the enemies against me. Father, give me victory over the tormentors of my soul because I am born of God.

Recompense the veil to my foes, destroy them in your faithfulness. I triumph against every evil the enemy devises and plot against me.

The Bible says that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the words of our testimony. So, I confess that my enemies have been defeated by the blood shed on the cross of Calvary by Jesus.

Let the camps of my enemies be overthrown with confusion and cries of agony in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

18. Prayers for Enemies to keep Away.

Psalm 140:4 (NIV) – Keep me safe, Lord, from the hand of the wicked; protect me from the violent who devise ways to trip my feet.

O God, my promise keeper, you rule over the heavens and earth. Even though my enemies continue to trouble me, I find peace in the fact that vengeance is yours.

Keep me away from my enemies miracle-working God, and set me firmly on a high rock away from those who rise against me. Protect me and keep me alive. Do not give me over to the desires of my enemies.

Protect me from all evil, keep my soul. Lay sickness and disease on all those who hate me. You are my strength Lord, therefore pull me from all the traps they secretly lay for me. Lift me above those who rise against me.

Hear my voice, O gracious father, in my complaint; preserve my life from the keep of the enemies. Keep me from the jaws of the trap which the enemy have set for me and from the snares of those who do iniquity.

Cover me with the precious blood of your son Jesus. Blind the eyes of those who seek to do me harm. Hide me in your shadow O Lord from those who are too strong for me. In you I trust Lord, do not let me be ashamed. Do not let my enemies exult over me, Amen.

19. Prayer for Protection against Evil Forces.

Psalm 110:1 (NIV) – The LORD says to my Lord, “sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

Almighty God, I have come to you for protection against evil forces. Lord, you are my refuge and my defender, and I put my trust in you alone. I pray that you protect me from all hidden dangers of the enemies, from all their deadly traps, and all diseases.

Lord, I will not fear any danger during the day or any terror of the enemies at night. You cover me with your wings and therefore I am safe. Your work in Psalm 27:1 makes me understand that you are my light and my salvation, I will fear no one, you protect me from all dangers, I will never be afraid (Good News).

Lord, I thank you for the assurances from your word, and I believe that you have given me all-around protection against every evil force in the name of Jesus Christ I have prayed, Amen.

20. Prayers against Wicked Enemies.

Leviticus 26:7 (NIV) – You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.

Mighty God, I praise and thank you for your constant love and protection upon my life. Lord, your word is a weapon of truth that destroys the enemies’ schemes as they seek to destroy my life.

Your word in Deuteronomy 28:7 says, “The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before they face, they shall come out against thee one way and flee before thee seven ways (KJV). Lord, you are the mighty deliverer of your children from the snares of the enemies.

I stand on your word and declare that my enemies be scattered and flee from me from all directions. I declare that their plans over my life be destroyed by the resurrection power of Jesus Christ. I pray that you break every chain of sickness, diseases, demonic attacks, and strife in my life caused by wicked enemies.

Lord, help me to always anchor my faith in you as I pray, knowing that you always protect me from the attacks of the wicked ones, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

21. Prayer against Enemy Attack.

Lord Jesus, I thank you for you are God, and you always hear and answer me when I cry unto you. Your word in Job 5:12 says, “He disappointeth the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise (KJV).

Oh Lord, so many times the enemies attack and seek to destroy me with their crafty devices. Righteous Father, I pray that you intercede for me and eradicate all the plans of the enemies over my life.

Compassionate God, I pray that you bind all the evil spirits and demonic attacks of the enemies and cancel all their evil plots. Lord, put your shield of protection around me and guard me with your precious blood as I continue to glorify your mighty name, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.

Bible Verses Pray against the Enemy Attack.

• Psalm 5:10 

“Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.”

• Psalm 7:6

“Arise, O Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.”

• Psalm 35:1-3

“Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid. Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation.'”

These verses teach us to bring our concerns and fears to God and to trust in His justice and protection.

Conclusion

Psalm 20:7 (NIV) Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. My dearly beloved, hold fast to the promise of the protection and security that is found in the name of the Lord.

God is ever faithful to His word and cannot fail. God answers our prayers but not in our ways or on our terms, He does it His way and on His term. It is good for us to understand this and put our minds at rest after we have prayed, knowing that He always answers our prayers.