Psalms 11:1

World English Bible (2000)

In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.
  • Ps 56:11 : 11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  • Prov 6:5 : 5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
  • Isa 26:3-4 : 3 You will keep whoever's mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. 4 Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.
  • Luke 13:31 : 31 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."
  • 1 Sam 19:11 : 11 Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, "If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed."
  • 1 Sam 20:38 : 38 Jonathan cried after the boy, "Go fast! Hurry! Don't delay!" Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
  • 1 Sam 21:10-12 : 10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 11 The servants of Achish said to him, "Isn't this David the king of the land? Didn't they sing one to another about him in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands?'" 12 David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
  • 1 Sam 22:3 : 3 David went there to Mizpeh of Moab, and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come out with you, until I know what God will do for me."
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand."
  • 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God. Don't let man prevail against you."
  • 2 Chr 16:8 : 8 Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.
  • Ps 7:1 : 1 Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
  • Ps 9:10 : 10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
  • Ps 16:1 : 1 Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
  • Ps 25:2 : 2 My God, I have trusted in you. Don't let me be shamed. Don't let my enemies triumph over me.
  • Ps 31:14 : 14 But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my God."
  • Ps 55:6-7 : 6 I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. 7 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.

  • Ps 31:14-15
    2 verses
    80%

    14 But I trust in you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my God."

    15 My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

  • Ps 7:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

    2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

  • Ps 143:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.

    9 Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

  • 11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  • 2 I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."

  • 1 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

  • Ps 56:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

    4 In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

  • 8 For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Don't leave my soul destitute.

  • Ps 31:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.

    2 Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

  • 2 Sam 22:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 and he said, "Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

    3 God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

  • 1 To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul.

  • 2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

  • Ps 71:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

    2 Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.

    3 Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

  • 5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

  • Ps 61:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

    4 I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

  • 20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

  • 22 But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.

  • 6 I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.

  • 7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

  • 1 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

  • 5 I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."

  • 4 Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him;" Lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

  • 1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?

  • 8 "I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm."

  • 3 Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, "I am your salvation."

  • 14 I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security."

  • 73%

    4 I cry to Yahweh with my voice, and he answers me out of his holy hill. Selah.

  • 73%

    2 Many there are who say of my soul, "There is no help for him in God." Selah.

  • 7 With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

  • 4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.

  • 2 For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

  • 2 my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.

  • 6 They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

  • 9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

  • 8 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.

  • 11 Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

  • 8 "He trusts in Yahweh; let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him."

  • 1 Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.

  • 1 Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

  • 7 You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.