I will abide in Your [a]tabernacle forever;
(A)I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

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  1. Psalm 61:4 tent

(A)He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and [a]buckler.

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  1. Psalm 91:4 A small shield

(A)One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may (B)dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the [a]beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.

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  1. Psalm 27:4 delightfulness

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will [a]dwell in the house of the Lord
[b]Forever.

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  1. Psalm 23:6 So with LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg.; MT return
  2. Psalm 23:6 Or To the end of my days, lit. For length of days

Keep me as the [a]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

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  1. Psalm 17:8 pupil

The Character of Those Who May Dwell with the Lord

A Psalm of David.

15 Lord, (A)who may [a]abide in Your tabernacle?
Who may dwell in Your holy hill?

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  1. Psalm 15:1 sojourn

12 He who overcomes, I will make him (A)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall (B)go out no more. (C)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the (D)New Jerusalem, which (E)comes down out of heaven from My God. (F)And I will write on him My new name.

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18 that by two [a]immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to (A)lie, we [b]might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope (B)set before us.

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  1. Hebrews 6:18 unchangeable
  2. Hebrews 6:18 M omits might

Jesus Laments over Jerusalem(A)

37 (B)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets (C)and stones those who are sent to her! How often (D)I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks (E)under her wings, but you were not willing!

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Look on my right hand and see,
For there is no one who acknowledges me;
Refuge has failed me;
No one cares for my soul.

I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.

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13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

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Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

91 He (A)who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide (B)under the shadow of the Almighty.

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BOOK FOUR

Psalms 90–106

The Eternity of God, and Man’s Frailty

A Prayer (A)of Moses the man of God.

90 Lord, (B)You have been our [a]dwelling place in all generations.

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  1. Psalm 90:1 LXX, Tg., Vg. refuge

Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

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(A)In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

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He shall abide before God forever.
Oh, prepare mercy (A)and truth, which may [a]preserve him!

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  1. Psalm 61:7 Lit. guard or keep

Prayer for Safety from Enemies(A)

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (B)when he fled from Saul into the cave.

57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
(C)And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
(D)Until these calamities have passed by.

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  1. Psalm 57:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth

12 (A)The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (B)under whose wings you have come for refuge.”

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