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The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
    a refuge in times of trouble.

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10 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress;
    the godly run to him and are safe.

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Psalm 91

Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
    will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
    he is my God, and I trust him.

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For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

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Psalm 46

For the choir director: A song of the descendants of Korah, to be sung by soprano voices.[a]

God is our refuge and strength,
    always ready to help in times of trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. 46:Title Hebrew according to alamoth.

The Lord is good,
    a strong refuge when trouble comes.
    He is close to those who trust in him.

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O my people, trust in him at all times.
    Pour out your heart to him,
    for God is our refuge. Interlude

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39 The Lord rescues the godly;
    he is their fortress in times of trouble.

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The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
    and my place of safety.

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34 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

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14     He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
    he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
    a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
    he will be a trap and a snare.

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15 Then call on me when you are in trouble,
    and I will rescue you,
    and you will give me glory.”

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The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us;
    the God of Israel[a] is our fortress. Interlude

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Footnotes

  1. 46:7 Hebrew of Jacob; also in 46:11. See note on 44:4.

Psalm 20

For the choir director: A psalm of David.

In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry.
    May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

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18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.

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12 Oh, please help us against our enemies,
    for all human help is useless.

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Psalm 77

For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of Asaph.

I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
    Oh, that God would listen to me!
When I was in deep trouble,
    I searched for the Lord.
All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven,
    but my soul was not comforted.

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27 The eternal God is your refuge,
    and his everlasting arms are under you.
He drives out the enemy before you;
    he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’

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Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
    and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
    and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

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Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion
    and all who assemble there.
He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day
    and smoke and flaming fire at night,
    covering the glorious land.
It will be a shelter from daytime heat
    and a hiding place from storms and rain.

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I look for someone to come and help me,
    but no one gives me a passing thought!
No one will help me;
    no one cares a bit what happens to me.

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God himself is in Jerusalem’s towers,
    revealing himself as its defender.

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