Nahum 1:7

God's Word

The Lord is good. ⌞He is⌟ a fortress in the day of trouble. He knows those who seek shelter in him.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:34

“Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his mercy endures forever.

1 Chronicles 5:20

and received help while fighting them. Hagar’s descendants and the nations with them were handed over to Reuben’s descendants. They had called out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayers because they trusted him.

2 Chronicles 13:18

So the Israelites were humbled at that time, and the men of Judah won because they trusted the Lord God of their ancestors.

2 Chronicles 32:11

Isn’t Hezekiah misleading you and abandoning you to die from hunger and thirst when he says, ‘The Lord our God will rescue us from the king of Assyria?’

2 Chronicles 32:21

The Lord sent an angel who exterminated all the soldiers, officials, and commanders in the Assyrian king’s camp. Humiliated, Sennacherib returned to his own country. When he went into the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him with a sword.

2 Chronicles 32:8

The king of Assyria has human power on his side, but the Lord our God is on our side to help us and fight our battles.” So the people were encouraged by what King Hezekiah of Judah said.

Ezra 3:11

As they praised and gave thanks to the Lord, they sang antiphonally: “He is good; his mercy toward Israel endures forever.” Then all the people shouted, “Praise the Lord,” because the foundation for the house of the Lord had been laid.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord knows the way of righteous people, but the way of wicked people will end.

Psalm 100:5

The Lord is good. His mercy endures forever. His faithfulness endures throughout every generation.

Psalm 20:1

The Lord will answer you in times of trouble. The name of the God of Jacob will protect you.

Psalm 25:8

The Lord is good and decent. That is why he teaches sinners the way they should live.

Psalm 27:5

He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He sets me high on a rock.

Psalm 37:39

The victory for righteous people comes from the Lord. He is their fortress in times of trouble.

Psalm 37:40

The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.

Psalm 46:2

That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.

Psalm 50:15

Call on me in times of trouble. I will rescue you, and you will honor me.”

Psalm 59:16

But I will sing about your strength. In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy. You have been my stronghold and a place of safety in times of trouble.

Psalm 71:3

Be a rock on which I may live, a place where I may always go. You gave the order to save me! Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress.

Psalm 86:7

When I am in trouble, I call out to you because you answer me.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know your name trust you, O Lord, because you have never deserted those who seek your help.

Psalm 91:15

When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe.

Isaiah 25:4

You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rain, and shade from the heat. (A tyrant’s breath is like a rainstorm against a wall,

Isaiah 32:2

Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the Lord and obeys his servant? Let those who walk in darkness and have no light trust the name of the Lord and depend upon their God.

Jeremiah 16:19

The Lord is my strength and my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Nations come to you from the most distant parts of the world and say, “Our ancestors have inherited lies, worthless and unprofitable gods.”

Jeremiah 17:17

Do not terrorize me. You are my refuge on the day of disaster.

Jeremiah 24:5

“This is what the Lord God of Israel says: The captives of Judah, whom I sent away from here to Babylon, are like these good figs. I will look kindly on them.

Jeremiah 33:11

the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms. You will hear those who bring thank offerings to the Lord’s temple say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Armies because the Lord is good, because his mercy endures forever.’ I will restore the fortunes of the land to what they were before,” says the Lord.

Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He sent his angel and saved his servants, who trusted him. They disobeyed the king and risked their lives so that they would not have to honor or worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:23

The king was overjoyed and had Daniel taken out of the den. When Daniel was taken out of the den, people saw that he was completely unharmed because he trusted his God.

Joel 3:16

The Lord will roar from Zion, and his voice will thunder from Jerusalem. The sky and the earth will shake. The Lord will be a refuge for his people. He will be a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Zephaniah 3:12

So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people. They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord.

Matthew 27:43

He trusted God. Let God rescue him now if he wants. After all, this man said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

Matthew 7:23

Then I will tell them publicly, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.’

John 10:14

“I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep as the Father knows me. My sheep know me as I know the Father.

John 10:27

My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me,

Romans 11:22

Look at how kind and how severe God can be. He is severe to those who fell, but kind to you if you continue to hold on to his kindness. Otherwise, you, too, will be cut off ⌞from the tree⌟.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know God, or rather, God knows you. So how can you turn back again to the powerless and bankrupt principles of this world? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

2 Timothy 2:19

In spite of all that, God’s ⌞people⌟ have a solid foundation. These words are engraved on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Whoever worships the Lord must give up doing wrong.”