Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Parallel translations
- WEB You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
- BSB You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
- NKJV You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
- NASB You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.
- NLT You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
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Quick answer
God is his hiding place and shield, and he hopes in His word. The Lord Himself, known through His word, is the psalmist's refuge.
Overview
The psalmist finds shelter and protection in God, picturing Him as a hiding place and a shield against danger. His hope rests on God's word, which secures this refuge. This anticipates the believer's safety in Christ, in whom our life is hidden with God, our shield and great reward (Col. 3:3; Gen. 15:1).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 91:1–2He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- Ps 32:7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
- Ps 3:3But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
- Isa 32:2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
- Ps 130:5–6I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
- Ps 119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
- Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
- Ps 119:74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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