I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
The verse is a personal confession that God Himself is the speaker's safe shelter and strong defense, his own God in whom safety, strength and protection are found. That trust is to rest in Him alone rather than in human power or the arm of flesh, as the only One to worship, serve and honor. Its words are to be taken at face value and made one's own, so that holding to them keeps the heart from discouragement, lifts prayer upward, increases faith, and brings courage and praise in trial. This confidence rests on God's word and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety, through whom the promises are confirmed, heaven is opened, and angels guard believers against sin and the enemy. It assures both final deliverance when judgments fall and the wicked are ended, and present help for those sent out in gospel service, for those pressed by sorrow, temptation and business cares, and for the church seeking safety from deception.
Refuge and Personal Trust
The declaration names God himself as the speaker's own refuge and fortress, a sure place of safety and strength, a shelter and defense, and addresses him directly as my God. It is the promise held out to all who put trust in him, and his commandment-keeping people stand under that protection and may rely on him as their God. For those who choose the Lord as Redeemer it gives assurance of his love and protecting care even as he comes to end the wickedness of the wicked, and those who walk humbly with him in sincerity and obedience may trust him as their defense in a time of peril and judgment. Through the merits of Christ the righteous will triumph in everlasting protection and salvation when his judgments fall. He has promised to be personal strength, front guard and rearward, refuge and fortress.
That trust belongs to him alone rather than to man or the arm of flesh. He is the one to worship, serve and honor, and the one in whom to place trust, with reliance in times of conflict and danger to be on God alone. For workers sent out in his service the confidence rests on the assurance that his eye watches over them and his Spirit is with them, while the surrounding lines of the psalm unfold his protection and deliverance. The verse brings comfort and assurance when the Lord is sought in earnest prayer. It is the personal confession of one abiding under the Almighty's protection, spoken of the everlasting God, declaring the Lord to be the speaker's refuge and fortress and the one in whom the speaker trusts. God's presence with such a person includes every other blessing.
Its words are to be read, believed, taken at face value and appropriated to individual experience, making his word the stronghold. Holding to them keeps the heart from discouragement in perplexity, calls prayer upward, increases faith, and brings courage, praise and talking faith in trial. All heaven is pledged to work for the help and strengthening of those who hold to him, and great power waits to be bestowed on them. This trust through trials, temptations and discouraging circumstances rests on God's word and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety. Through Jesus the promises are confirmed and heaven is opened to humanity, and his living representation and mediation in heaven assure believers that God remains true and compassionate. His angels watch over and guard his children against sin and the enemy's influence, and he is a sure helper in every place and emergency. To trust fully in Christ the Savior on whom eternal life depends is how to dwell securely under God's sure refuge and defense.
Protection in Final Trouble
The psalm gives assurance of God's love and protecting care as the Lord comes to end the wickedness of the wicked. Those who choose the Lord as Redeemer can trust Him as refuge and fortress and place of safety and strength, with trust belonging in Him alone. Those who walk humbly with God in sincerity and obedience can trust Him as their defense in a time of peril and judgment. Through Christ's merits the righteous will triumph in everlasting protection and salvation even when God's judgments fall.
His commandment-keeping people stand under His protection and can rely on Him as their God. In the time of trouble His covering protects those who are firm in the truth and pure in heart. God covers and shelters His people during the sealing time. That shelter protects them from the burning wrath of God in the seven last plagues.
The verse applies to the waiting people of God praying for divine protection while armed forces prepare to kill them. God alone is the church's source of strength, shield and protection. When the church seeks shelter in Him she is safe from Satan's delusions and deceptive workings.
Trust in Daily Service
For those sent out in divine service the declaration that the Lord is refuge and fortress is assurance that divine watchcare goes with them. The eye of God follows every worker in gospel and medical missionary labor under the great commission, and His Spirit accompanies them to the end of the world. To say of the Lord that He is safety and strength and to put trust in Him as God brings great advantages to be appreciated, expressing confidence that He protects those engaged in the work He has given them. Communion with Jesus and trust in the divine promises bring peace, while the surrounding lines of the psalm unfold that same protection and deliverance.
The same confession gives comfort and assurance and rest when the Lord is sought in earnest prayer. Through sorrow and the trials of life the soul may find sheltered safety in Jesus, trusting Him as refuge through trials, temptations, and discouraging circumstances. In temptation a person may flee to God for protection as to a secure fortress, continually seeking His strength and guidance in silent petitions. Those who so rely are upheld by everlasting arms, and this trust rests on the word of God and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety, through whom the promises are confirmed and living mediation in heaven assures that God remains true and compassionate.
That refuge and safety are available even amid the fraud, pressure, and temptations of business life. There strength can be sought inwardly in the heart, and the one who does so remains safe while doing what duty requires.
God is a sure helper in every place and emergency, a sure, present help and stronghold in danger, the one to worship, serve, and honor. Trusting Him by faith brings safety in conflict and trouble, and reliance in times of conflict and danger is to be on God alone. His presence sustains those who seek Him wholeheartedly and hold fast to Him, and through Christ heaven is opened to humanity while angels watch and guard His children against sin and the enemy's influence.
The verse is a personal confession that God Himself is the speaker's safe shelter and strong defense, his own God in whom safety, strength and protection are found. That trust is to rest in Him alone rather than in human power or the arm of flesh, as the only One to worship, serve and honor. Its words are to be taken at face value and made one's own, so that holding to them keeps the heart from discouragement, lifts prayer upward, increases faith, and brings courage and praise in trial. This confidence rests on God's word and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety, through whom the promises are confirmed, heaven is opened, and angels guard believers against sin and the enemy. It assures both final deliverance when judgments fall and the wicked are ended, and present help for those sent out in gospel service, for those pressed by sorrow, temptation and business cares, and for the church seeking safety from deception.
Refuge and Personal Trust
The declaration names God himself as the speaker's own refuge and fortress, a sure place of safety and strength, a shelter and defense, and addresses him directly as my God. It is the promise held out to all who put trust in him, and his commandment-keeping people stand under that protection and may rely on him as their God. For those who choose the Lord as Redeemer it gives assurance of his love and protecting care even as he comes to end the wickedness of the wicked, and those who walk humbly with him in sincerity and obedience may trust him as their defense in a time of peril and judgment. Through the merits of Christ the righteous will triumph in everlasting protection and salvation when his judgments fall. He has promised to be personal strength, front guard and rearward, refuge and fortress.
That trust belongs to him alone rather than to man or the arm of flesh. He is the one to worship, serve and honor, and the one in whom to place trust, with reliance in times of conflict and danger to be on God alone. For workers sent out in his service the confidence rests on the assurance that his eye watches over them and his Spirit is with them, while the surrounding lines of the psalm unfold his protection and deliverance. The verse brings comfort and assurance when the Lord is sought in earnest prayer. It is the personal confession of one abiding under the Almighty's protection, spoken of the everlasting God, declaring the Lord to be the speaker's refuge and fortress and the one in whom the speaker trusts. God's presence with such a person includes every other blessing.
Its words are to be read, believed, taken at face value and appropriated to individual experience, making his word the stronghold. Holding to them keeps the heart from discouragement in perplexity, calls prayer upward, increases faith, and brings courage, praise and talking faith in trial. All heaven is pledged to work for the help and strengthening of those who hold to him, and great power waits to be bestowed on them. This trust through trials, temptations and discouraging circumstances rests on God's word and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety. Through Jesus the promises are confirmed and heaven is opened to humanity, and his living representation and mediation in heaven assure believers that God remains true and compassionate. His angels watch over and guard his children against sin and the enemy's influence, and he is a sure helper in every place and emergency. To trust fully in Christ the Savior on whom eternal life depends is how to dwell securely under God's sure refuge and defense.
Protection in Final Trouble
The psalm gives assurance of God's love and protecting care as the Lord comes to end the wickedness of the wicked. Those who choose the Lord as Redeemer can trust Him as refuge and fortress and place of safety and strength, with trust belonging in Him alone. Those who walk humbly with God in sincerity and obedience can trust Him as their defense in a time of peril and judgment. Through Christ's merits the righteous will triumph in everlasting protection and salvation even when God's judgments fall.
His commandment-keeping people stand under His protection and can rely on Him as their God. In the time of trouble His covering protects those who are firm in the truth and pure in heart. God covers and shelters His people during the sealing time. That shelter protects them from the burning wrath of God in the seven last plagues.
The verse applies to the waiting people of God praying for divine protection while armed forces prepare to kill them. God alone is the church's source of strength, shield and protection. When the church seeks shelter in Him she is safe from Satan's delusions and deceptive workings.
Trust in Daily Service
For those sent out in divine service the declaration that the Lord is refuge and fortress is assurance that divine watchcare goes with them. The eye of God follows every worker in gospel and medical missionary labor under the great commission, and His Spirit accompanies them to the end of the world. To say of the Lord that He is safety and strength and to put trust in Him as God brings great advantages to be appreciated, expressing confidence that He protects those engaged in the work He has given them. Communion with Jesus and trust in the divine promises bring peace, while the surrounding lines of the psalm unfold that same protection and deliverance.
The same confession gives comfort and assurance and rest when the Lord is sought in earnest prayer. Through sorrow and the trials of life the soul may find sheltered safety in Jesus, trusting Him as refuge through trials, temptations, and discouraging circumstances. In temptation a person may flee to God for protection as to a secure fortress, continually seeking His strength and guidance in silent petitions. Those who so rely are upheld by everlasting arms, and this trust rests on the word of God and on faith in Jesus as humanity's substitute and surety, through whom the promises are confirmed and living mediation in heaven assures that God remains true and compassionate.
That refuge and safety are available even amid the fraud, pressure, and temptations of business life. There strength can be sought inwardly in the heart, and the one who does so remains safe while doing what duty requires.
God is a sure helper in every place and emergency, a sure, present help and stronghold in danger, the one to worship, serve, and honor. Trusting Him by faith brings safety in conflict and trouble, and reliance in times of conflict and danger is to be on God alone. His presence sustains those who seek Him wholeheartedly and hold fast to Him, and through Christ heaven is opened to humanity while angels watch and guard His children against sin and the enemy's influence.