For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.
For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.
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For thou hast been a shelter for me,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
We should note that this flood of temptations assails the church in three ways: "one is tempted, drawn on and lured by one's own desire," or is worn down by the depravity of false brothers or is assaulted by the more open snares of those …
Bede· Homilies on the Gospels 2:25, 735patristic
Ver. 3. For thou hast been a shelter for me. Observe how the psalmist rings the changes on, Thou hast, and I will, -- Ps 61:3-6. Experience is the nurse of faith. From the past we gather arguments for present confidence. Many and many a time had the persecutions of Saul and the perils of battle imperilled David's life, and only by miracle had he escaped, yet was he still alive and unhurt; this he remembers, and he is full of hope. And a strong tower from the enemy.
"Thou hast been my strong tower from the enemy, and thou art as strong a ever, and thy name is as much a refuge to the righteous as ever it was." Prov. xviii.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
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I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
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He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
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My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
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Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
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May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
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Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
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But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
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He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
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