The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.

In You Do I Take Refuge

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.

O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,

But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.

The Lord Is in His Holy Temple

To the choirmaster. Of David.

In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, “Flee like a bird to your mountain,

How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

who does not put out his money at interest and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

A Miktam of David.

Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in.

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!

you take me out of the net they have hidden for me, for you are my refuge.

For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Take hold of shield and buckler and rise for my help!

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

For you are the God in whom I take refuge; why have you rejected me? Why do I go about mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips?

Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

We used to take sweet counsel together; within God's house we walked in the throng.

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame!

Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the fold of your garment and destroy them!

who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God.”

“O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days— you whose years endure throughout all generations!”

When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

May his days be few; may another take his office!

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.

When I think of your rules from of old, I take comfort, O Lord.

If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain.

he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.