(A)my[a] God, my rock, (B)in whom I take refuge,
(C)my shield, and (D)the horn of my salvation,
    (E)my stronghold and (F)my refuge,
    my savior; you save me from violence.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Septuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks my

The Lord is (A)a stronghold for (B)the oppressed,
    a stronghold in (C)times of trouble.

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God's Covenant with Abram

15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: (A)“Fear not, Abram, I am (B)your shield; your reward shall be very great.”

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69 and (A)has raised up (B)a horn of salvation for us
    (C)in the house of his servant David,

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(A)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
    a shelter from the storm,
(B)like streams of water in a dry place,
    like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

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10 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.

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16 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)a fortress
    and (B)a refuge in (C)the day of my distress.

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11 (A)The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

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(A)The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

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13 And again,

(A)“I will put my trust in him.”

And again,

(B)“Behold, I and the children (C)God has given me.”

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71 (A)that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us;

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19 (A)O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
    (B)my refuge in the day of trouble,
(C)to you shall the nations come
    from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
    (D)worthless things in which there is no profit.

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“Behold, God is my salvation;
    I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for (A)the Lord God[a] is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:2 Hebrew for Yah, the Lord

(A)Every word of God proves true;
    he is (B)a shield to those who take refuge in him.

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he is my (A)steadfast love and my (B)fortress,
    my (C)stronghold and my deliverer,
my (D)shield and he in whom I take refuge,
    who (E)subdues peoples[a] under me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 144:2 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll, Jerome, Syriac, Aquila; most Hebrew manuscripts subdues my people

Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
    preserve me from (A)violent men,
    who have planned to trip up my feet.

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Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

140 (A)Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
    preserve me from (B)violent men,

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O (A)Israel,[a] (B)trust in the Lord!
    He is their (C)help and their shield.
10 O (D)house of Aaron, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and (E)their shield.
11 You (F)who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!
    He is their help and their shield.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 115:9 Masoretic Text; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac O house of Israel

I have been as (A)a portent to many,
    but you are my strong refuge.

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for you have been (A)my refuge,
    a strong (B)tower against the enemy.

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For he will (A)hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will (B)lift me high upon a rock.

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The Lord is my (A)rock and my (B)fortress and my deliverer,
    my God, my (C)rock, in (D)whom I take refuge,
    my (E)shield, and (F)the horn of my salvation, my (G)stronghold.

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You would shame the plans of the poor,
    but[a] the Lord is his (A)refuge.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 14:6 Or for

49 who brought me out from my enemies;
    you exalted me above (A)those who rose against me;
    you delivered me from (B)men of violence.

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29 Happy are you, O Israel! (A)Who is like you,
    a people (B)saved by the Lord,
(C)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.”

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