and it will comeabout, while My gloryis passingby, that I will putyou in the cleftof the rockand coveryou with My handuntilI have passedby.
Then he camethereto a caveand lodgedthere;and behold,the wordof the LORD[came] to him, and He saidto him, "Whatare you doing here,Elijah?"
The LORDis my rockand my fortressand my deliverer,My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge;My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my stronghold.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
He will coveryou with His pinions,And underHis wingsyou may seekrefuge;His faithfulnessis a shieldand bulwark.
"Like an appletreeamong the treesof the forest,Sois my belovedamongthe youngmen.In his shadeI tookgreat delightand satdown,And his fruitwas sweetto my taste.
In order to gointo the cavernsof the rocksand the cleftsof the cliffsBeforethe terrorof the LORDand the splendorof His majesty,When He arisesto makethe earthtremble.
Eachwill be like a refugefrom the windAnd a shelterfrom the storm,Like streamsof waterin a drycountry,Like the shadeof a hugerockin a parchedland.
He has madeMy mouthlike a sharpsword,In the shadowof His handHe has concealedMe; And He has also madeMe a selectarrow,He has hiddenMe in His quiver.
"I have putMy wordsin your mouthand have coveredyou with the shadowof My hand,to establishthe heavens,to foundthe earth,and to sayto Zion,'You are My people.'"
and alldrankthe samespiritualdrink,for they were drinkingfrom a spiritualrockwhich followedthem; and the rockwas Christ.
namely,that Godwas in Christreconcilingthe worldto Himself,not countingtheir trespassesagainst them, and He has committedto us the wordof reconciliation.
Of Benjaminhe said,"May the belovedof the LORDdwellin securityby Him, Who shieldshim allthe day,And he dwellsbetweenHis shoulders."
