Verse 4

For Thou hast been a stronghold for the poor, A stronghold for the needy in his distress, A refuge from storm, a shadow from heat, When the spirit of the terrible `is' as a storm -- a wall.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 7:25-27 : 25 and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock. 26 `And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; 27 and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 And each hath been as a hiding-place `from' wind, And as a secret hiding-place `from' inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land.
  • Zeph 3:12 : 12 And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?
  • Isa 49:25 : 25 For thus said Jehovah: Even the captive of the mighty is taken, And the prey of the terrible is delivered, And with thy striver I strive, and thy sons I save.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.
  • Ezek 13:11-13 : 11 Say to those daubing with chalk -- It falleth, There hath been an overflowing shower, And ye, O hailstones, do fall, And a tempestuous wind doth rend, 12 And lo, fallen hath the wall! Doth not one say unto you, Where `is' the daubing that ye daubed? 13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have rent with a tempestuous wind in My fury, And an overflowing shower is in Mine anger, And hailstones in My fury -- to consume.
  • Isa 14:32 : 32 And what doth one answer the messengers of a nation? `That Jehovah hath founded Zion, And in it do the poor of His people trust!'
  • Ps 107:41 : 41 And setteth on high the needy from affliction, And placeth families as a flock.
  • Isa 4:5-6 : 5 Then hath Jehovah prepared Over every fixed place of Mount Zion, And over her convocations, A cloud by day, and smoke, And the shining of a flaming fire by night, That, over all honour a safe-guard, 6 And a covering may be, For a shadow by day from drought, And for a refuge, and for a hiding place, From inundation and from rain!
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
  • Ps 119:31 : 31 I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
  • Job 5:15-16 : 15 And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy, 16 And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
  • Ps 72:13 : 13 He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,
  • Isa 17:10 : 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, And the rock of thy strength hast not remembered, Therefore thou plantest plants of pleasantness, And with a strange slip sowest it,
  • Isa 27:5 : 5 Or -- he doth take hold on My strength, He doth make peace with Me, Peace he doth make with Me.
  • Isa 29:5 : 5 And as small dust hath been The multitude of those scattering thee, And as chaff passing on the multitude of the terrible, And it hath been at an instant -- suddenly.
  • Isa 29:19 : 19 And the humble have added joy in Jehovah, And the poor among men In the Holy One of Israel rejoice.
  • Isa 32:18-19 : 18 And dwelt hath My people in a peaceful habitation, And in stedfast tabernacles, And in quiet resting-places. 19 And it hath hailed in the going down of the forest, And in the valley is the city low.
  • Isa 33:2 : 2 O Jehovah, favour us, for thee we have waited, Be their arm, in the mornings, Yea, our salvation in time of adversity.
  • Isa 33:16 : 16 He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock `are' his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.
  • Isa 37:3-4 : 3 and they say unto him, `Thus said Hezekiah, A day of distress, and rebuke, and despising, `is' this day; for come have sons unto the birth, and power there is not to bear. 4 `It may be Jehovah thy God doth hear the words of Rabshakeh with which the king of Asshur his lord hath sent him to reproach the living God, and hath decided concerning the words that Jehovah thy God hath heard, and thou hast lifted up prayer for the remnant that is found.'
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 And a messenger of Jehovah goeth out, and smiteth in the camp of Asshur a hundred and eighty and five thousand; and `men' rise early in the morning, and lo, all of them `are' dead corpses.