The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.}

He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.

He maketh my feet like hart's feet, and setteth me up on high. {TYNDALE: And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold.}

You have given to me the shield of your deliverance, and your right hand holds me up; your gentleness made me great.

Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee, when I hold up my hands towards the mercy seat of thy holy temple.

I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities, and my trust hath been in the LORD.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

This thou seest, O LORD. Hold not thy tongue then; go not far from me, O LORD.

Hold thee still in the LORD, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at one that hath prosperity, and liveth in abomination.

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord holds his hand.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

If we have forgotten the name of our God, and hold up our hands to any strange god,

For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly holds fast to the earth.

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.

This thou doest, while I hold my tongue: and thinkest wickedly that I am even such a one as thyself; but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done.

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.

Let desolation take hold on them, and let them go down alive into hell; for evils are among them in their dwellings.

To the Overseer. -- 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

They hold all together, and keep themselves close, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

But You, O Lord, will laugh at them [in scorn];
You scoff at and deride all the nations.

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

They hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who can see them?”

Who holds our soul in life, and allows not our feet to be moved.

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them!

And I am continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.

But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the LORD God, and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand [from judging the enemy]?
Remove Your hand from Your chest, destroy them!

The earth and all its inhabitants quake. I firmly hold its pillars. Selah.

For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

Thou hast taken hold of the watches of mine eyes, I have been moved, and I speak not.

Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

Do not hold past sins against us;
let Your compassion come to us quickly,
for we have become weak.

{A Song or Psalm of Asaph.} Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

God, the proud have risen up against me. A company of violent men have sought after my soul, and they don't hold regard for you before them.

My hand shall hold him fast, and mine arm shall strengthen him.

Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.

If I should say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.

He holds in his hand the lowest parts of the earth and the mountain peaks belong to him.

I will set no worthless or wicked thing before my eyes.
I hate the practice of those who fall away [from the right path];
It will not grasp hold of me.

Because of the voice of my groaning, my bones hold fast to my skin.

He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

He will drink from a stream on the way, then hold his head high.

A good man, being merciful and lending: he will hold up his words in judgment;

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

I hold fast to your rules. O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Therefore hold I straight all thy commandments; and all false ways I utterly abhor.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

Happy he taking hold and dashing in pieces thy children against the rock.

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

May they praise God while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,

None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

The wise will inherit honor,
but He holds up fools to dishonor.

He taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
Keep my commandments and live.

Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

Let her be as the loving hind, and pleasant roe: let her breasts alway satisfy thee, and hold thee ever content with her love.

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?

And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,

Grab hold of my instruction in lieu of money and knowledge instead of the finest gold,

Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],
But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.

To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!

A reproof will take hold upon, him understanding more than a hundred, blows the foolish.

Even a [callous, arrogant] fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips he is regarded as sensible (prudent, discreet) and a man of understanding.

The unity of brethren is stronger than a castle, and they that hold together are like the bar of a palace.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

Do not hold back discipline from the child,
Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction:

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, Is a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

A [shortsighted] fool always loses his temper and displays his anger,
But a wise man [uses self-control and] holds it back.

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

So I perceived there is nothing better than for people to enjoy their work, because that is their reward; for who can show them what the future holds?

For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

In times of prosperity be joyful, but in times of adversity consider this: God has made one as well as the other, so that no one can discover what the future holds.

It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these are the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.

So when I was a little past them, I found him whom my soul loveth. I have gotten hold upon him, and will not let him go, until I bring him into my mother's house, and in to her chamber that bare me.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;