Psalm 144:2
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2 my rock[a] and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
who subdues the peoples[b] under me.(A)
2 Samuel 22:2-3
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2 He said,
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,(A)
3 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.(B)
Psalm 91:2
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2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”(A)
Psalm 18:2
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2 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)
Psalm 59:9
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9 O my strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are my fortress.(A)
Psalm 18:47
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47 the God who gave me vengeance
and subdued peoples under me,(A)
Jeremiah 16:19
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19 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 ancestors have inherited nothing but lies,
worthless things in which there is no profit.(A)
Psalm 110:3
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3 Your people will offer themselves willingly
on the day you lead your forces
on the holy mountains.[a]
From the womb of the morning,
like dew, your youth[b] will come to you.(A)
Psalm 84:9
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9 Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed.(A)
2 Samuel 22:40-48
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40 For you girded me with strength for the battle;
you made my assailants sink under me.(A)
41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
those who hated me, and I destroyed them.(B)
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.(C)
43 I beat them fine like the dust of the earth;
I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.(D)
44 You delivered me from strife with the peoples;[a]
you kept me as the head of the nations;
people whom I had not known served me.(E)
45 Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.(F)
46 Foreigners lost heart
and came trembling out[b] of their strongholds.(G)
47 The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,
and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,(H)
48 the God who gave me vengeance
and brought down peoples under me,(I)
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