ROCK - foundation, support, refuge
Psalm 18:46
The
Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God my
Savior!
Psalm 19:14
May
the words of my mouth and
the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 28:1
To
you I call, O Lord my Rock
Psalm 89:26
He
will call out to me, "You are my
Father,
my God, the Rock my
Savior."
Isaiah 26:3-4
You
will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
Trust
in the Lord forever,
for the Lord, the Lord,
is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 44:8
"You
are my witnesses.
Is there any God
besides me?
No, there is no other Rock; I
know not
one."
Isaiah 33:6
He
will be the sure foundation for
your times
REFUGE - shelter or protection from danger or distress
Psalm 3:12
Blessed
are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 11:1
In
the Lord I take refuge.
Psalm 16:1
Keep
me safe, O God,
for in you I take
refuge.
Psalm 31:1
In
you, O Lord, have I taken refuge.
Psalm 34:8
Taste
and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge
in him.
Psalm 46:1-1-3
God
is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore
we will not fear,
though the
earth give way
and the mountains fall
into
the heart
of the sea,
though
its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their
surging.
Psalm 73:28
But
as for me, it is good to be near
God.
I have made the Sovereign Lord my
refuge
Psalm 118:8-9
It
is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
It
is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in
princes.
Nahum 1:7
The
Lord is good,
a refuge in times of
trouble.
He
cares for those who trust in Him
FORTRESS
- a fortified place: stronghold
Psalm 46:10-11
"Be
still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
The
Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our
fortress.
SHIELD - one that provides or defends; provides with a
protective cover or shelter
Psalm 3:3
But
you are a shield around me, O
Lord;
you bestow glory on me and lift up
my head.
Psalm 7:10
My
shield is God Most High,
who saves the upright in
heart.
Psalm 28:7
The
Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I
am helped.
Psalm
33:20-22
We
wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
In
him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May
your unfailing love rest upon us,
O Lord,
even as we put our hope in
you.
STRONGHOLD - a place of security or survival
Psalm
27:1
The
Lord is my light and my salvation
--
whom shall I fear?
The
Lord is the stronghold of my
life --
of whom shall I be
afraid?
SHELTER
- something that covers or
affords protection
Psalm
27:5
For
in the day of trouble
he
will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he
will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a
rock.
Psalm
31:20
In
the shelter of your presence you
hide
them
SHADOW - shelter from danger or observation; shade
Psalm
17:8
Keep
me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm
63:6-8
On
my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the
watches of
the night.
Because
you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
My
soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds
me.
HIDING PLACE – a place to conceal for shelter or protection: shield
Psalm
32:7-8
You
are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
I
will instruct you and teach you
in the
way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.
ROCK,
REFUGE, FORTRESS, SHIELD, STRONGHOLD, SHADOW
Psalm
18:1-3
I
love you, O Lord, my strength.
The
Lord is my rock, my fortress
and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take
refuge.
He is my shield and the horn of my
salvation,
my stronghold.
I
call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my
enemies.
Psalm
59:9
O
my Strength, I watch for you;
you, O God, are my fortress,
my loving
God.
Psalm
18:30-32
As
for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is flawless.
He
is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.
For
who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It
is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way
perfect.
Psalm
36:7
Both
high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of
your wings.
Psalm
31:2-5
Turn
your ear to me,
come quickly to my rescue;
be
my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
Since
you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead me and
guide me.
Free
me from the trap that is set before
me,
for you are my refuge.
Into
your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O Lord, the God of truth.
Psalm
57:1
Have
mercy on me, O God, have mercy
on me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I
will take refuge in the shadow of your
wings
until the disaster has
passed.
Psalm
59:16-17
But
I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of
your love,
for
you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.
O
my Strength, I sing praise to you;
you, O God, are my fortress,
my loving
God.
Psalm
91:1-2
He
who dwells in the shelter of the
Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I
will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge
and
my fortress,
my God, in whom I
trust.”
Psalm
94:22
But
the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take
refuge.
Psalm
61:2-4
From
the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is
higher than
I.
For
you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the foe.
I
long to dwell in your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter
of your
wings.
Psalm
62:1-2,5-8
My
soul finds rest in God alone;
my salvation comes from him.
He
alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will never
be shaken.
Find
rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
He
alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My
salvation and my honor depend on
God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
Trust
in him at all times, O people;
pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our
refuge.
Psalm
144:2
He
is my loving God and my fortress,
my stronghold and my deliverer,
my
shield, in whom I take refuge.
