KJV King James Version
I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
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Psalm 91:2
I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
WEB World English Bible
I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
ASV American Standard Version
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He is saying of Jehovah, ‘My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,’
Surrounding context — Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;
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Psalm 18:2The 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.Isaiah 26:3-4Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.Isaiah 12:2Behold, 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.Psalm 142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.Psalm 62:5-8My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation [is] from him.Psalm 46:1To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Psalm 71:3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou [art] my rock and my fortress.Psalm 14:6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.Psalm 91:9Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;Deuteronomy 33:27-29The 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].Psalm 48:14For this God [is] our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide [even] unto death.Hebrews 11:16But 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.Genesis 17:7And 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.Psalm 67:6-7[Then] shall the earth yield her increase; [and] God, [even] our own God, shall bless us.Luke 20:38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.Deuteronomy 26:17-19Thou 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:Jeremiah 31:1At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
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