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I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!”
Psalms 91:2 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
  • KJV I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
  • BSB I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  • NKJV I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
  • NLT This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.

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Quick answer

The believer personally confesses Yahweh as his refuge, fortress, and trustworthy God.

Overview

The psalmist makes the truth personal, declaring his own trust in God as protector. "Refuge" and "fortress" picture God as a place of safety and strength. This personal faith is the heart of the gospel, trusting God who is our sure stronghold in Christ (Phil. 4:7).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 20

  • Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
  • Isa 26:3–4You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.
  • Prov 18:10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
  • Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
  • Ps 142:5I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
  • Ps 62:5–8My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
  • 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.
  • Ps 71:3Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
  • Ps 14:6You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.
  • Ps 91:9Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
  • Deut 33:27–29The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
  • Heb 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
  • Ps 48:14For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
  • Gen 17:7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
  • Luke 20:38Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
  • Ps 67:6–7The earth has yielded its increase. God, even our own God, will bless us.
  • Deut 26:17–19You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, and keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.
  • Jer 31:1“At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
  • Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.
  • Deut 32:30–31How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?

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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.

How Psalms 91:2 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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