Nahum 1:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord is good. He is a safe place to go to in times of trouble. He takes care of those who trust him.

Cross References

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s strong foundation never moves, and these words are written on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him.” Also, these words are written there: “Everyone who says they believe in the Lord must stop doing wrong.”

John 10:27

My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

Lamentations 3:25

The Lord is good to those who wait for him. He is good to those who look for him.

John 10:14

“I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep.

Psalm 100:5

The Lord is good! There is no end to his faithful love. We can trust him forever and ever!

Psalm 27:5

He will protect me when I am in danger. He will hide me in his tent. He will take me up to his place of safety.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for protection.

Psalm 1:6

The Lord shows his people how to live, but the wicked have lost their way.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, though, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to the same kind of weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

Isaiah 25:4

You have been a safe place for poor people in trouble. You are like a shelter from floods and shade from the heat when powerful men attack. They are like rain streaming down the walls that protect us from the storm.

1 Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the Lord because he is good. His faithful love will last forever.

Jeremiah 33:11

There will be sounds of joy and happiness. There will be the happy sounds of a bride and groom. There will be the sounds of people bringing their gifts to the Lord’s Temple. They will say, ‘Praise the Lord All-Powerful! The Lord is good! His faithful love will last forever!’ They will say this because I will again do good things to Judah. It will be as it was in the beginning.” This is what the Lord said.

Psalm 86:7

I am praying to you in my time of trouble. I know you will answer me.

Isaiah 32:2

If this would happen, the king would be like a shelter to hide from the wind and rain, like streams of water in a dry land, and like the cool shadow of a large rock in a hot land.

Psalm 25:8

The Lord is good and does what is right. He shows sinners the right way to live.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their God has sent his angel and saved his servants from the fire! These three men trusted their God and refused to obey my command. They were willing to die instead of serving or worshiping any other god.

Psalm 71:3

Be my Rock, my place of safety. Be my fortress, and protect me! You are my Rock and my protection.

Psalm 91:15

When my followers call to me, I will answer them. I will be with them when they are in trouble. I will rescue them and honor them.

Psalm 59:16

But I will sing about your strength. I will rejoice in your love every morning. You have been my place of safety, the place I can run to when troubles come.

Psalm 50:15

God says, “Call me when trouble comes. I will help you, and you will honor me.”

Daniel 6:23

King Darius was very happy. He told his servants to lift Daniel out of the lions’ den. And when Daniel was lifted out of the den, they did not find any injury on his body. The lions did not hurt Daniel because he trusted in his God.

Romans 11:22

So you see that God is kind, but he can also be very strict. He punishes those who stop following him. But he is kind to you, if you continue trusting in his kindness. If you don’t continue depending on him, you will be cut off from the tree.

2 Chronicles 32:21

Then the Lord sent an angel to the king of Assyria’s camp. That angel killed all the soldiers, leaders, and officers in the Assyrian army. So the king of Assyria went back home to his own country, and his people were ashamed of him. He went into the temple of his god and some of his own sons killed him there with a sword.

Matthew 27:43

He trusted God. So let God save him now, if God really wants him. He himself said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

Matthew 7:23

Then I will tell those people clearly, ‘Get away from me, you people who do wrong. I never knew you.’

Ezra 3:11

They sang songs of praise and thanksgiving, taking turns in singing each part. They sang, “The Lord is good. His faithful love will last forever.” Then all the people cheered—they gave a loud shout and praised the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid.

2 Chronicles 32:11

Hezekiah is fooling you. You are being tricked into staying in Jerusalem so that you will die from hunger and thirst. Hezekiah says to you, “The Lord our God will save us from the king of Assyria.”

2 Chronicles 32:8

The king of Assyria only has men. But we have the Lord our God with us! Our God will help us. He will fight our battles!” So King Hezekiah of Judah encouraged the people and made them feel stronger.

1 Chronicles 5:20

The men from the tribes of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad prayed to God during the war. They asked God to help them because they trusted him, so God helped them. He allowed them to defeat the Hagrites and those who were with the Hagrites.

Psalm 20:1

May the Lord answer you in times of trouble. May the God of Jacob protect you.

Psalm 37:39

The Lord saves those who are good. When they have troubles, he is their strength.

Psalm 37:40

The Lord helps good people and rescues them. They depend on him, so he rescues them from the wicked.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection. You are a safe place to run to in time of trouble. The nations will come to you from all around the world. They will say, “Our fathers had false gods. They worshiped those worthless idols, but the idols did not help them.

Jeremiah 17:17

Please don’t make me afraid of you. I depend on you in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 24:5

The Lord, the God of Israel, said, “The people of Judah were taken from their country. Their enemy brought them to Babylon. Those people will be like these good figs. I will be kind to them.

Joel 3:16

The Lord God will shout from Zion. He will shout from Jerusalem, and the sky and the earth will shake. But the Lord God will be a safe place for his people. He will be a place of safety for the people of Israel.

Zephaniah 3:12

I will let only meek and humble people stay in my city, and they will trust the Lord’s name.

2 Chronicles 13:18

So at that time the Israelites were defeated, and the people of Judah won. The army from Judah won because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

Psalm 9:10

Lord, those who know your name come to you for protection. And when they come, you do not leave them without help.

Psalm 46:2

So we are not afraid when the earth quakes and the mountains fall into the sea.

Isaiah 50:10

People who respect the Lord also listen to his servant. That servant lives completely trusting in God without knowing what will happen. He really trusts in the Lord’s name and depends on his God.