(A)Be my [a]strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the (B)commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

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  1. Psalm 71:3 Lit. rock of refuge or rock of habitation

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my [a]strength, (A)in whom I will trust;
My shield and the [b]horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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  1. Psalm 18:2 Lit. rock
  2. Psalm 18:2 Strength

Because you have made the Lord, who is (A)my refuge,
Even the Most High, (B)your dwelling place,

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(A)Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of [a]refuge,
A [b]fortress of defense to save me.

(B)For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, (C)for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.

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  1. Psalm 31:2 strength
  2. Psalm 31:2 Lit. house of fortresses

16 He will dwell on [a]high;
His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks;
Bread will be given him,
His water will be sure.

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  1. Isaiah 33:16 Lit. heights

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

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  1. Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high

(A)You are my King, [a]O God;
[b]Command victories for Jacob.

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  1. Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. and my God
  2. Psalm 44:4 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. Who commands

Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, (A)“Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God (B)on their foreheads.”

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(A)Utterly[a] slay old and young men, maidens and little children and women; but (B)do not come near anyone on whom is the mark; and (C)begin at My sanctuary.” (D)So they began with the elders who were before the [b]temple.

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  1. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. Slay to destruction
  2. Ezekiel 9:6 Lit. house

My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [a]my people under me.

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  1. Psalm 144:2 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr., Tg. the peoples (cf. 18:47)

11 (A)For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall [a]bear you up,
(B)Lest you [b]dash your foot against a stone.

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  1. Psalm 91:12 lift
  2. Psalm 91:12 strike

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.
(C)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

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28 [a]Your God has (A)commanded your strength;
Strengthen, O God, what You have done for us.

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  1. Psalm 68:28 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Command, O God

The Lord will (A)command His lovingkindness in the daytime,
And (B)in the night His song shall be with me—
A prayer to the God of my life.

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27 The eternal God is your (A)refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
(B)He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’

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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

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