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

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

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    the righteous run into it and are safe.(A)

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10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;(A)
    the righteous run to it and are safe.(B)

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Psalm 91

Assurance of God’s Protection

You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a](A)
will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
    my God, in whom I trust.”(B)

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  1. 91.1 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter(A) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(B) of the Almighty.[a]
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(C) and my fortress,(D)
    my God, in whom I trust.”

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  1. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai

You are a hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from trouble;
    you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah(A)

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You are my hiding place;(A)
    you will protect me from trouble(B)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(C)

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The Lord is good,
    a stronghold in a day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him,

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The Lord is good,(A)
    a refuge in times of trouble.(B)
He cares for(C) those who trust in him,(D)

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Psalm 46

God’s Defense of His City and People

To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.

God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present[a] help in trouble.(A)

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  1. 46.1 Or well proved

Psalm 46[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.

God is our refuge(A) and strength,(B)
    an ever-present(C) help(D) in trouble.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
  2. Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term

Trust in him at all times, O people;
    pour out your heart before him;
    God is a refuge for us. Selah(A)

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Trust in him at all times, you people;(A)
    pour out your hearts to him,(B)
    for God is our refuge.

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39 The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
    he is their refuge in the time of trouble.(A)

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39 The salvation(A) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(B)

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34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!(A)

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34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(A) and you were not willing.

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The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our refuge.[a] Selah(A)

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  1. 46.7 Or fortress

The Lord Almighty(A) is with us;(B)
    the God of Jacob(C) is our fortress.(D)

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

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

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  1. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  2. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.

14 He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.(A)

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14 He will be a holy place;(A)
    for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(B) that causes people to stumble(C)
    and a rock that makes them fall.(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
    a trap and a snare.(E)

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

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Each one will be like a shelter(A) from the wind
    and a refuge from the storm,(B)
like streams of water(C) in the desert(D)
    and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

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