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I Will Give Thanks to the LORD

Psalms 9:9

In 11 translations

BSB
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
KJV
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.a refuge: Heb. an high place
WEB
Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.
ASV
Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;
LSV
And YHWH is a tower for the bruised, || A tower for times of adversity.
YLT
And Jehovah is a tower for the bruised, A tower for times of adversity.
DBY
And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.
DRC9:10
And the Lord is become a refuge for the poor: a helper in due time in tribulation.
GNV
The Lord also wil be a refuge for the poore, a refuge in due time, euen in affliction.
JPS9:10
The LORD also will be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble;
LXXE9:10
The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.

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Original-language editions

WLC9:10
וִ֘יהִ֤י יְהוָ֣ה מִשְׂגָּ֣ב לַדָּ֑ךְ מִ֝שְׂגָּ֗ב לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃KJV:Ps.9.9
LXX-Br9:10
Καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος καταφυγὴ τῷ πένητι, βοηθὸς ἐν εὐκαιρίαις, ἐν θλίψει.

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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 91:1–2He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  • Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  • Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
  • Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  • Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
  • Psalms 37:39The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
  • 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.
  • Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  • Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  • Isaiah 8:14And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
  • Psalms 20:1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
  • Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
  • Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
  • Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
  • Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

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