Psalms 91:2
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
KJV
Bonum est confiteri Domino, et psallere nomini tuo, Altissime :
Vulgate
Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ ψάλλειν τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Ὕψιστε·
LXX
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
ASV
אֹמַ֗ר לַֽ֭/יהוָה מַחְסִ֣/י וּ/מְצוּדָתִ֑/י אֱ֝לֹהַ֗/י אֶבְטַח בּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בֹּטְחִ֖ים
btchym
verb · 117×
י
y
noun · 19×
י
y
noun · 22×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Abba John said, "I am like a man sitting under a great tree, who sees many beasts and serpents coming against him. When he cannot withstand them any longer, he runs to climb the tree and is saved. It is the same with me: I sit in my cell and I am aware of evil thoughts coming against me, and when I have no more strength against them, I take refuge in God by prayer and I am save…
Cross-references
- 2Sam 22:2 — And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
- 2Sam 22:51 — He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
- Deut 26:17 — Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
- Deut 32:30 — How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
- Deut 33:27 — The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- Gen 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Heb 2:13 — And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
- Heb 11:16 — But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
- Isa 12:2 — Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
- Isa 26:3 — Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
- Jer 31:1 — At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
- Luke 20:38 — For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
- Prov 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- Prov 18:10 — The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
- Prov 30:5 — Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
- Ps 14:6 — Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
- Ps 16:2 — O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- Ps 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Ps 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Ps 18:32 — It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
- Ps 21:7 — For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
- Ps 43:4 — Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
- Ps 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Ps 48:14 — For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.
- Ps 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
- Ps 63:1 — O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
- Ps 67:6 — Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
- Ps 71:3 — Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
- Ps 91:9 — Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
- Ps 140:6 — I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
- Ps 142:5 — I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
- Ps 142:5 — I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
- Ps 144:2 — My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.