And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

Other State Officials

And Azmaveth the son of Adiel was over the king’s treasuries; and Jehonathan the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.

So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

The Lord a Fortress in Adversity

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.

Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.

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

Be my strong refuge, To which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress.

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

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

The fortress also will cease from Ephraim, The kingdom from Damascus, And the remnant of Syria; They will be as the glory of the children of Israel,” Says the Lord of hosts.

The fortress of the high fort of your walls He will bring down, lay low, And bring to the ground, down to the dust.

The multitude of all the nations who fight against Ariel, Even all who fight against her and her fortress, And distress her, Shall be as a dream of a night vision.

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

And thorns shall come up in its palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortresses; It shall be a habitation of jackals, A courtyard for ostriches.

“I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people, That you may know and test their way.

The Coming Captivity of Judah

Gather up your wares from the land, O inhabitant of the fortress!

O Lord, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to You From the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, Worthlessness and unprofitable things.”

But from a branch of her roots one shall arise in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the North, and deal with them and prevail.

However his sons shall stir up strife, and assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come and overwhelm and pass through; then he shall return to his fortress and stir up strife.

Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land; but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.

But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things.

Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.