Verse 8

Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 25:15-17 : 15 I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net. 16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed! 17 Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!
• Ps 102:17 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
• Ps 123:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven. 2 Look, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes will look to the LORD, our God, until he shows us favor.
• 2 Chr 20:12 : 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us! We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”
• Isa 41:17 : 17 The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the LORD, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• John 14:18 : 18 “I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
• Ps 2:12 : 12 Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
• Ps 11:1 : 1 For the music director; by David. In the LORD I have taken shelter. How can you say to me,“Flee to a mountain like a bird!
• Ps 143:3-4 : 3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages. 4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.