Psalm 16:1
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Psalm 16
A psalm[a] of David.
1 Keep me safe, O God,
for I have come to you for refuge.
Footnotes
- 16:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Isaiah 26:3-4
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3 You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
4 Trust in the Lord always,
for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Psalm 56:1
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Psalm 56
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”
1 O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.
Footnotes
- 56:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 116:6
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6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
I was facing death, and he saved me.
Psalm 17:8
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8 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
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- 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Psalm 84:12
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12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.
Psalm 31:23
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23 Love the Lord, all you godly ones!
For the Lord protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
2 Timothy 1:12
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12 That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[a] until the day of his return.
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- 1:12 Or what has been entrusted to me.
Proverbs 2:8
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8 He guards the paths of the just
and protects those who are faithful to him.
Psalm 146:5
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5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
Psalm 9:10
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10 Those who know your name trust in you,
for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
Psalm 125:1
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Psalm 125
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
Psalm 97:10
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10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!
He protects the lives of his godly people
and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
Psalm 37:28
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28 For the Lord loves justice,
and he will never abandon the godly.
He will keep them safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will die.
Psalm 25:20
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20 Protect me! Rescue my life from them!
Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.
Psalm 17:5
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5 My steps have stayed on your path;
I have not wavered from following you.
Psalm 7:1
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Psalm 7
A psalm[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.
1 I come to you for protection, O Lord my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
Footnotes
- 7:Title Hebrew A shiggaion, probably indicating a musical setting for the psalm.
Psalm 60:1
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Psalm 60
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”
1 You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses.
You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
Footnotes
- 60:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
2 Corinthians 1:9
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9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
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Psalm 22:8
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8 “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
Then let the Lord save him!
If the Lord loves him so much,
let the Lord rescue him!”
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