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113 Bible Verses about Finding Refuge in God
You'll face tough times in life. Times when running away feels like the only option. Times when moving forward seems impossible, maybe because of injustice, betrayal, pain, abandonment, or something else entirely. The enemy will always present the worst alternatives, painting a picture that's the opposite of God's will for you.
Even if it seems right in the moment, following God's will is always better. Taking refuge in His loving presence will bring comfort to your heart and soul. Jesus is the refuge we all need. It's not vices, drugs, or any other pleasure the devil might suggest. It's in the presence of the Holy Spirit that you'll find your safe place, and believe me, you won't be tormented there.
Terrible things might happen around you. People might gossip or curse. But having God with you through the storms will guarantee the peace your soul needs. Trust in the Father who loves you and believe in His word, just like the Psalmist David. Find the courage to say, "But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble" (Psalm 59:16).
When tough days come, meditate on the Scriptures. You'll find the solution to everything you're going through there. You'll learn Jesus' will for your heart and you'll live in peace. Don't forget that God is your savior, the one who protects you from danger. He won't let you be ashamed if you take refuge in the shadow of His immense love.
As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king –
No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.
For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do.
They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
When he calls out to me, I will answer him. I will be with him when he is in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him honor.
I will satisfy him with long life, and will let him see my salvation.
I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –
The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.
Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
Then I said, “Lord, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, ‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods – worthless idols that could not help them at all.
Consequently the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.
I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth!
For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
In you, O Lord, I have taken shelter! Never let me be humiliated! Vindicate me by rescuing me!
Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.
As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.
You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.
How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!
You hide them with you, where they are safe from the attacks of men; you conceal them in a shelter, where they are safe from slanderous attacks.
He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
The way of the Lord is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.
But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.
Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.
The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.
Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.
The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.
so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!”
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!
Indeed,with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?
The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way.
He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.
You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.
You widen my path; my feet do not slip.
I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.
I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet.
I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.
Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, you revive me. You oppose my angry enemies, and your right hand delivers me.
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said, “Destroy!”
When I am afraid, I trust in you.
In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
The Lord delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one!
Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in.
Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!
Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.
Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.
I rely on the Lord, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.
I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning.
Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.
I, I am the Lord, and there is no deliverer besides me.
I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the Lord, “that I am God.
From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”
This is what the Lord says, your protector, the Holy One of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs.
I am the Lord, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king.”
This is what the Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,
the one who led chariots and horses to destruction, together with a mighty army. They fell down, never to rise again; they were extinguished, put out like a burning wick:
“Don’t remember these earlier events; don’t recall these former events.
“Look, I am about to do something new. Now it begins to happen! Do you not recognize it? Yes, I will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness.
When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
But you, O Lord, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!
My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.
The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.
Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”
The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.
I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
O Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. May your loyal love and faithfulness continually protect me!
For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me!
May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be humiliated and disgraced!
May all those who seek you be happy and rejoice in you! May those who love to experience your deliverance say continually, “May the Lord be praised!”
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: God is strong,
and you, O Lord, demonstrate loyal love. For you repay men for what they do.
He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.
You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.
But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!
Certainly you reward the godly, Lord. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.
Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
The Lord strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.
O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.
And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the Lord. “I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.
It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in people.
It is better to take shelter in the Lord than to trust in princes.
For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
I cry out to you, O Lord; I say, “You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”
My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?
There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love.
Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
By day it will be a shelter to provide shade from the heat, as well as safety and protection from the heavy downpour.
For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: “If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.
For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,
I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!
How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations.
who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.
O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance!
The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.
You are my hiding place; you protect me from distress. You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)