'Refuge' in the Bible

"The cities which you shall give to the Levites, they shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to: and besides them you shall give forty-two cities.

then you shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

The cities shall be to you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer not die, until he stands before the congregation for judgment.

The cities which you shall give shall be for you six cities of refuge.

You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.

For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the foreigner living among them, shall these six cities be for refuge; that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

and the congregation shall deliver the manslayer out of the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge, where he was fled: and he shall dwell therein until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.

"'But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, where he flees,

and the avenger of blood find him outside of the border of his city of refuge, and the avenger of blood kill the manslayer; he shall not be guilty of blood,

because he should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the manslayer shall return into the land of his possession.

"'You shall take no ransom for him who is fled to his city of refuge, that he may come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.

He will say, "Where are their gods, The rock in which they took refuge;

"Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'Assign the cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you by Moses,

that the manslayer who kills any person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there. They shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,

They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,

They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.

Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.

Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,

"The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'

May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge."

God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,

They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,

Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

In Yahweh, I take refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain!"

You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.

Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.

Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

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.

As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. By David.

How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

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

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

Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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

The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.

In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.

Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

I am a marvel to many, but you are my strong refuge.

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works. A contemplation by Asaph.

I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."

He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

But Yahweh has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.

The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.

For my eyes are on you, Yahweh, the Lord. In you, I take refuge. Don't leave my soul destitute.

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.

I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.

In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

"Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.

What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.

"Because you have said, 'We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won't come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.'"

I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

who set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked my advice; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!

Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

When you cry, let those who you have gathered deliver you; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain."

Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.

Don't be a terror to me: you are my refuge in the day of evil.

Yahweh will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

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

But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

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.