Verse 1

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:18 : 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
  • Ps 9:9 : 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
  • Ps 62:7-8 : 7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
  • Ps 91:1-9 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
  • Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  • Ps 14:6 : 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
  • Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
  • Deut 4:7 : 7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
  • 2 Sam 22:17-20 : 17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. 19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
  • Ps 142:5 : 5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
  • Prov 14:26 : 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
  • Ps 46:7 : 7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
  • Ps 48:1 : 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
  • 1 Chr 15:20 : 20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
  • Ps 84:1 : 1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 85:1 : 1 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
  • Ps 66:1 : 1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: