Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

King James Version

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Holman Bible

The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge in Him.

International Standard Version

The LORD is good a refuge in troubled times. He knows those who are confiding in him.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.

Amplified


The Lord is good,
A strength and stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows [He recognizes, cares for, and understands fully] those who take refuge and trust in Him.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is good, a strong place in the day of trouble; and he has knowledge of those who take him for their safe cover.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah is good for a fortress in the day of straits; and he knew those trusting in him.

King James 2000

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows them that trust in him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh is good--a refuge in [the] day of distress; [he knows] those who take refuge in him.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Full gracious is the LORD, and a stronghold in time of trouble. He knoweth them that put their trust in him:

NET Bible

The Lord is good -- indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Good is Yahweh, as a protection in the day of distress, - and one who acknowledgeth them who seek refuge in him.

Webster

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Good is Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord

Usage: 0

מעז מעז מעוּז מעוז 
Ma`owz 
Usage: 36

in the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

חסה 
Chacah 
to trust, to make a refuge, have hope
Usage: 37

References

Fausets

Hastings

Images Nahum 1:7

Context Readings

Destruction Of Nineveh

6 Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the burning of His anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire
And the rocks are broken up by Him.
7 The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8 But with an overflowing flood
He will make a complete end of its site,
And will pursue His enemies into darkness.



Cross References

Psalm 1:6

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

Jeremiah 33:11

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say,
Give thanks to the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting”;
and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.

2 Timothy 2:19

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

Psalm 100:5

For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.

Isaiah 25:4

For You have been a defense for the helpless,
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.

John 10:27

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

1 Chronicles 5:20

They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.

1 Chronicles 16:34

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

2 Chronicles 16:8-9

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim an immense army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand.

2 Chronicles 32:8

With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

2 Chronicles 32:11

Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give yourselves over to die by hunger and by thirst, saying, “The Lord our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria”?

2 Chronicles 32:21

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

Ezra 3:11

They sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

Psalm 18:1-2

For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,
“I love You, O Lord, my strength.”

Psalm 20:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!

Psalm 27:5

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.

Psalm 50:15

Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalm 59:16

But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;
Yes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For You have been my stronghold
And a refuge in the day of my distress.

Psalm 62:6-8

He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

Psalm 71:3

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;
You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

Psalm 84:11-12

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 86:7

In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You,
For You will answer me.

Psalm 91:1-2

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:15

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

Psalm 136:1-26

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Psalm 144:1-2

A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;

Psalm 145:6-10

Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.

Isaiah 26:1-4

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for security.

Isaiah 32:2

Each will be like a refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like streams of water in a dry country,
Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.

Isaiah 37:3-4

They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke and rejection; for children have come to birth, and there is no strength to deliver.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord
And whose trust is the Lord.

Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the person who seeks Him.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:23

Then the king was very pleased and gave orders for Daniel to be taken up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no injury whatever was found on him, because he had trusted in his God.

Matthew 7:23

And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’

Matthew 27:43

He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,

Romans 11:22

Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Galatians 4:9

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

1 John 4:8-10

The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

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