7 Top Prayers to Bless Your House

7 Top Prayers to Bless Your House, along with Bible Verses

As you move into a rented home or a home that you just purchased, you may be wondering:

“What do you say when blessing a house?”
“What is the best way to bless a house?”
“What scripture should I use to bless a house?”

It is not necessary for a residence to be blessed, but many people like to do so. After all, it is a tradition.

There are no specific things that have to be done, and each person gets to decide if they want to do a blessing or not. God is all you need.

Personally, I like the idea of saying a prayer and inviting God’s presence into the place of shelter He has provided.

Below you will find Prayers to Bless Your House and scriptures to use for this very occasion! May you have abundant peace and joy in your abode. ❤

Short Prayer for a New House Blessing

Holy Provider,

We are grateful for this house You have given us.

Our hope is that peace, joy and prosperity would reign here.

May all who enter this dwelling know Your love.

Please help us to always be welcoming to others.

Thank You that our ultimate home is in heaven with You.

Amen

A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables. Proverbs 24:3-4

Simple House Blessing Prayer

Faithful King,

Thank You allowing us to live in this place.

Every house has a builder,

And You are the builder of all things.

May this house be filled with peace, joy, and love.

With great joy and generosity, may meals be shared.

We pray that our neighbors would see Your love in us.

Amen

For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. Hebrews 3:4

Prayer for House Blessing and Protection Bible Verse

Ever-Present Lord,

We know that where two or three are gathered

In Your name, You are there with them.

Thank You for keeping watch over us

As we come and go, both now and forever.

We know that You order Your angels

To protect us wherever we travel.

In peace we will lie down and sleep

Because You will keep us safe.

Amen

The Lord will protect you from all danger; He will keep you safe. He will protect you as you come and go now and forever. Psalm 121:7-8

For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go. Psalm 91:11

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. Psalm 4:8

Christian House Blessing Prayers (Prayers to Bless Your House)

Merciful Father,

Your name will be honored here forever.

Like Joshua said in Your Word,

“As for me and my house, we will serve The Lord.”

May each and every member of this dwelling place

Love one another as You have loved us.

Please help us to see the needs of others

And do everything possible to help them.

In Jesus’ Name we pray,

Amen

But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
God of Joy,

May Your protection be upon us in this dwelling.

We pray that each one of us be quick to listen,

Slow to get angry, and slow to speak.

Our desire is to listen to Your teachings and follow them.

We want to be like the wise man who built his house on the rock,

And our hope is that others will see Your love in us.

It is in the name of Christ we pray,

Amen

Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Matthew 7:24
Powerful Savior,

A greater friend than You cannot be found!

You are the solid, everlasting rock we lean on.

Thank You for the many blessings You have given us.

Help us to love our neighbors as ourselves.

It’s our desire that others be blessed through our hearts and hands.

We pray that Your peace would be on this house,

And that we would abide in Your love now and forever.

Amen

Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:4
Righteous Lord,

Thank You for being here with us.

We pray that we would keep You first in our lives.

Help us to be humble and gentle, patient with each other,

Giving grace for each other’s faults because of Your love.

Please bless and protect us, smile on us and be gracious to us,

Show us Your favor and give us Your peace.

May our thoughts, actions, and deeds honor You,

And may we never forget to show hospitality to strangers.

Amen

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Hebrews 13:2

***Scroll to the bottom of the page to listen to “Bless This House” by Mahalia Jackson.