Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Parallel translations
- KJV The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- BSB The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- NKJV The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
- NASB The Lord of armies is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah
- NLT The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude
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Quick answer
Again the refrain: Yahweh of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. It matters because repetition seals the psalm's central comfort of God's presence.
Overview
The closing refrain restates the heart of the psalm: the LORD of hosts is present with His people and is their secure stronghold. Its repetition (also verse 7) underscores certainty and rest. For the believer, this assurance is grounded in Christ, in whom God is forever with us as our refuge and strength.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 16:19Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.
- Deut 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
- Ps 46:7Yahweh of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Ps 48:3God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
- Ps 46:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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Christ at the center
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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