'Refuge' in the Bible

Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Let all those who take refuge in you rejoice! Let them shout for joy forever, and may you protect them. Let those who love your name exult in you.

LORD, my God, I seek refuge in you. Deliver me from those who persecute me! Rescue me!

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of distress.

I take refuge in the LORD. So how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to the mountains."?

You would frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the LORD is their refuge.

Keep me safe, God, for I take refuge in you.

Show forth your gracious love, save those who take refuge in you from those who rebel against your sovereign power.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower."

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

The LORD is the strength of his people; he is a refuge of deliverance for his anointed.

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!

How great is your goodness that you have reserved for those who fear you, that you have set in place for those who take refuge in you, in the presence of the children of men.

How precious is your gracious love, God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

The LORD helps and delivers them; he will deliver them from the wicked, and he will save them because they have sought refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm: As a Reminder.

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; our refuge is the God of Jacob. Interlude

The LORD of the heavenly armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Interlude To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.

Within her citadels God is known as a place of refuge.

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you I have placed my trust. Even in the shadow of your wings will I find my refuge until this calamity passes.

But I will sing of your power and in the morning I will shout for joy about your gracious love. For you have been a fortress for me; and a refuge when I am distressed.

For you have been a refuge for me, a tower of strength before the enemy.

I rely on God who is my deliverance and my glory; he is my strong rock, and my refuge is in God.

People, in every situation put your trust in God; pour out your heart before him; for God is a refuge for us. Interlude

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be humiliated.

Be my sheltering refuge where I may go continuously; command my deliverance for you are my rock and fortress.

I have become an example to many that you are my strong refuge.

As for me, how good for me it is that God is near! I have made the Lord GOD my refuge so I can tell about all your deeds. An instruction of Asaph

Lord, you've been our refuge from generation to generation.

will say to the LORD, "You are my refuge, my fortress, and my God in whom I trust!"

"LORD, you are my refuge!" Because you chose the Most High as your dwelling place,

But the LORD is my stronghold, and my God, the rock, is my refuge.

The high mountains are for wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badger.

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

Deliver me from my enemies, LORD. I have taken refuge in you.

he is my gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find refuge, who subdues nations under me.