Psalms 61:3

In 11 translations

BSB

For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.

KJV

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

WEB

For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

ASV

For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.

LSV

For You have been a refuge for me, || A tower of strength because of the enemy.

YLT

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.

DBY

For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.

DRC60:4

For thou hast been my hope; a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.

GNV

For thou hast bene mine hope, and a strong tower against the enemie.

JPS61:4

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.

LXXE60:4

because thou wert my hope, a tower of strength from the face of the enemy.

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Original-language editions

WLC61:4

כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ מַחְסֶ֣ה לִ֑י מִגְדַּל־עֹ֝֗ז מִפְּנֵ֥י אוֹיֵֽב׃KJV:Ps.61.3

LXX-Br60:4

ὅτι ἐγενήθης ἐλπίς μου, πύργος ἰσχύος ἀπὸ προσώπου ἐχθροῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
• Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
• Psalms 116:2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
• Psalms 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.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
• Psalms 4:6–7Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD. You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
• Isaiah 46:3–4“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn…

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