Take Refuge
“What a blessed truth to understand that, in the middle of all of our difficulties and calamities, we have a refuge.”
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. 2 Samuel 22:31
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. Deuteronomy 33:27
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me. 2 Samuel 22:3
May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge. Ruth 2:12
Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes. Psalm 17:7
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9
You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge. Psalm 14:6
Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. Psalm 16:1
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:1
Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Psalm 31:2
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. Isaiah 25:4
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Psalm 5:11
Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. Psalm 25:20
The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. Psalm 34:22
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. Psalm 119:114
How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you. Psalm 31:19
The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. Psalm 37:40
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1
Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. Psalm 57:1
If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. Psalm 91:9-10
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. Psalm 59:16
For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. Psalm 61:3
I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Psalm 61:4
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Psalm 62:7
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. Psalm 62:8
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him! Psalm 64:10
Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. Psalm 71:3
I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge. Psalm 71:7
But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. Psalm 73:28
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalm 91:4
…they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them. Isaiah 33:16
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. Psalm 118:9
…the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. Joel 3:16
The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him. Nahum 1:7
But my eyes are fixed on you, Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge—do not give me over to death. Psalm 141:8
I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Psalm 142:5
He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me. Psalm 144:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2
The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. Proverbs 10:29
Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. Psalm 71:1
Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Psalm 31:4
Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. Proverbs 14:26
When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God. Proverbs 14:32
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Proverbs 22:3
But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge. Psalm 94:22
What answer shall be given to the envoys of that nation? “The Lord has established Zion, and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.” Isaiah 14:32
Or else let them come to me for refuge; let them make peace with me, yes, let them make peace with me. Isaiah 27:5
Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. Isaiah 32:2
…whoever takes refuge in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13
Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress… Jeremiah 16:19
Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster. Jeremiah 17:17
Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain. Isaiah 4:5-6