my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
O Israel, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs.”
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children God has given me.”
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress.
You would shame the plans of the poor, but the Lord is his refuge.
O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet.
Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues; for I see violence and strife in the city.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men,
O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!
From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.
To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.
For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.”
who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence.
And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
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