You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
- KJV Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
- NKJV You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence From the plots of man; You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion From the strife of tongues.
- NASB You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of mankind; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues.
- NLT You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
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Quick answer
God hides His people in the shelter of His presence, safe from human plots and quarrelsome tongues. It celebrates God's protective refuge.
Overview
The presence of God Himself is the secret hiding place where His own are kept from scheming and strife. Security is found not in circumstances but in nearness to God. This sheltering presence is realized in Christ, in whom believers are hidden and kept.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 20
- Ps 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Ps 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Ps 91:1–4He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Job 5:21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- Ps 64:2–4Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Ps 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Ps 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Ps 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Ps 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
- Exod 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Jas 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Ps 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Jas 3:5–6In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- 1 Tim 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
- Jas 3:14–16But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- 2 Cor 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- Ps 124:5then the raging waters would have swept us away.
- Rom 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
- Ps 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
- Gal 5:20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
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