A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
Parallel translations
- WEB A meditation by David, which he sang to Yahweh, concerning the words of Cush, the Benjamite. Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
- KJV O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
- NKJV O Lord my God, in You I put my trust; Save me from all those who persecute me; And deliver me,
- NASB O Lord my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and rescue me,
- NLT I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
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Quick answer
David takes refuge in the Lord his God and asks to be saved from all who pursue him. In danger, God Himself is the believer's hiding place.
Overview
Facing slander and pursuit, David's first and settled response is to shelter in God rather than to retaliate. 'I take refuge in you' is the heartbeat of the whole psalm. This trust models the believer's flight to God in every threat, finding in Christ a sure and unfailing refuge.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 29
- Ps 31:15My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
- Hab 3:1This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:
- 1 Pet 4:19So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
- Ps 35:1–3Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
- Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Jer 20:11But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
- 2 Sam 16:1–23When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Ps 17:7–9Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
- Ps 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Jer 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Ps 30:2O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
- Jer 15:15You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
- Zech 14:5You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
- Dan 9:4And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Ps 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
- Ps 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Ps 11:1For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
- Ps 18:28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
- Ps 13:3Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,
- Ps 146:3–6Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Ps 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
- Ps 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- Dan 9:19–20O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”
- Ps 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Ps 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- 1 Pet 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- Josh 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
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