Parallel Verses

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.

World English Bible

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower 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 And He will judge the world in righteousness;
He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity.
9 The Lord also will be a stronghold for the oppressed,
A stronghold in times of trouble;
10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.


Cross References

Psalm 32:7

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

Proverbs 18:10

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

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is a dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
And He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in time of trouble.

Psalm 46:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song.
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.

Psalm 46:7

The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.

Psalm 48:3

God, in her palaces,
Has made Himself known as a stronghold.

Psalm 50:15

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

Psalm 62:8

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

Psalm 77:1-2

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
My voice rises to God, and I will cry aloud;
My voice rises to God, and He will hear me.

Psalm 91:1-2

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

Psalm 108:12

Oh give us help against the adversary,
For deliverance by man is in vain.

Psalm 142:4

Look to the right and see;
For there is no one who regards me;
There is no escape for me;
No one cares for my soul.

Isaiah 4:5-6

then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

Isaiah 8:14

“Then He shall become a sanctuary;
But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over,
And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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.

Nahum 1:7

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

Luke 13:34

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it!

Hebrews 6:18

so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.

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