Parallel Verses

World English Bible

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;

King James Version

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Holman Bible

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble.

International Standard Version

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress.

A Conservative Version

LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble.

American Standard Version

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

Amplified


The Lord also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble;

Bible in Basic English

The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

Darby Translation

And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will be a height for the oppressed one, a height for times in straits.

King James 2000

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of distress.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD also will be a defense for the oppressed, even a refuge in due time of trouble.

NET Bible

Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD will also be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

Webster

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.

References

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Context Readings

Celebration Of God's Justice

8 He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness. 9 Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble. 10 Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.


Cross References

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is [your] dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, 'Destroy!'

Psalm 18:2

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Psalm 20:1

May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

Psalm 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

Psalm 46:1

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

Psalm 46:7

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

Psalm 48:3

God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 77:1-2

My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, and for him to listen to me.

Psalm 91:1-2

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 108:12

Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

Psalm 142:4

Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.

Isaiah 4:5-6

Yahweh will create over the whole habitation of Mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

Isaiah 8:14

He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 32:2

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

Nahum 1:7

Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.

Luke 13:34

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!

Hebrews 6:18

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

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