ROCK - foundation, support, refuge
Psalm 18:46
The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation
of my heart
be
pleasing in your sight,
O Lord,
my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 28:1
To you I call, O Lord my Rock
Psalm 89:26
He will call out to me, "You are my Father,
my
God, the Rock my Savior."
Isaiah 26:3-4
You will keep in perfect peace
him
whose mind is steadfast,
because
he trusts in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for
the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 44:8
"You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me?
No,
there is no other Rock; I know not one."
Isaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times
Psalm 3:12
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 11:1
In the Lord I take refuge.
Psalm 16:1
Keep me safe, O God,
for
in you I take refuge.
Psalm 31:1
In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge.
Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 46:1-1-3
God is our refuge and strength,
an
ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth
give way
and
the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and
the mountains quake with their surging.
Psalm 73:28
But as for me, it is good to be near God.
I have
made the Sovereign Lord my refuge
Psalm 118:8-9
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
to trust in princes.
Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good,
a
refuge in times of trouble.
He cares for those who trust in Him
FORTRESS
- a fortified place:
stronghold
Psalm 46:10-11
"Be still, and know that I am God;
I
will be exalted among the nations,
I
will be exalted in the earth."
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the
God of Jacob is our fortress.
provides with a protective cover or shelter
Psalm 3:3
But you are a shield around me, O Lord;
you
bestow glory on me and lift up my head.
Psalm 7:10
My shield is God Most High,
who
saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my
heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
Psalm
33:20-22
We wait in hope for the Lord;
he
is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for
we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even
as we put our hope in you.
Psalm
27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation --
whom
shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life --
of
whom shall I be afraid?
SHELTER
- something that covers or affords protection
Psalm
27:5
For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and
set me high upon a rock.
Psalm
31:20
In the shelter of your presence you hide them
Psalm
17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide
me in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm
63:6-8
On my bed I remember you;
I
think of you through the watches of the night.
Because you are my help,
I
sing in the shadow of your wings.
My soul clings to you;
your
right hand upholds me.
or protection: shield
Psalm
32:7-8
You are my hiding place;
you
will protect me from trouble
and
surround me with songs of deliverance.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way
you should go;
I
will counsel you and watch over you.
ROCK,
REFUGE, FORTRESS, SHIELD,
STRONGHOLD, SHADOW
Psalm
18:1-3
I love you, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my
deliverer;
my
God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
He
is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and
I am saved from my enemies.
Psalm
59:9
O my Strength, I watch for you;
you,
O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm
18:30-32
As for God, his way is perfect;
the
word of the Lord is flawless.
He is a shield
for
all who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the Lord?
And
who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength
and
makes my way perfect.
Psalm
36:7
Both high and low among men
find
refuge in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm
31:2-5
Turn your ear to me,
come
quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a
strong fortress to save me.
Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for
the sake of your name lead me and guide me.
Free me from the trap that is set before me,
for
you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.
Psalm
57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have
mercy
on me,
for
in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until the disaster has passed.
Psalm
59:16-17
But I will sing of your strength,
in
the morning I will sing of your love,
for you are my fortress,
my
refuge in times of trouble.
O my Strength, I sing praise to you;
you,
O God, are my fortress, my loving God.
Psalm
91:1-2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will
rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and
my fortress,
my
God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm
94:22
But the Lord has become my fortress,
and
my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
Psalm
61:2-4
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I
call as my heart grows faint;
lead
me to the rock that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,
a
strong tower against the foe.
I long to dwell in your tent forever
and
take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
Psalm
62:1-2,5-8
(1-2)
My soul finds rest in God alone;
my
salvation comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
(5-8)
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my
hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is
my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour
out your hearts to him,
for
God is our refuge.
Psalm
144:2
He is my loving God and my fortress,
my
stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I
take refuge.
