'Stronghold' in the Bible
The Lord also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed,A refuge in times of trouble;
The Lord is my light and my salvation—Whom shall I fear?The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—Whom shall I dread?
The Lord is their [unyielding] strength,And He is the fortress of salvation to His anointed.
You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me,For You are my strength and my stronghold.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.
For You are the God of my strength [my stronghold—in whom I take refuge]; why have You rejected me?Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
The Lord of hosts is with us;The God of Jacob is our stronghold [our refuge, our high tower]. Selah.
God, in her palaces,Has made Himself known as a stronghold.
“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress],But trusted in the abundance of his riches,Taking refuge in his wealth.”
Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;You have given the commandment to save me,For You are my rock and my fortress.
“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense];Judah is My scepter.