Psalm 9:9

New International Reader's Version

The Lord is a place of safety for those who have been treated badly. He keeps them safe in times of trouble.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:33

Let the trees in the forest sing with joy. They will sing before the Lord. He will judge the people of the world.

Psalm 108:12

Help us against our enemies. The help people give doesn’t amount to anything.

Psalm 142:4

Look and see that no one is on my right side to help me. No one is concerned about me. I have no place of safety. No one cares whether I live or die.

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my rock and my place of safety. He is the God who saves me. My God is my rock. I go to him for safety. He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me. He’s my place of safety.

Psalm 20:1

May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place. You will keep me safe from trouble. You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you because you save your people.

Psalm 37:39

The Lord saves those who do what is right. He is their place of safety when trouble comes.

Psalm 46:1

God is our place of safety. He gives us strength. He is always there to help us in times of trouble.

Psalm 46:7

The Lord who rules over all is with us. The God of Jacob is like a fort to us.

Psalm 48:3

God is there to keep it safe. He has shown himself to be like a fort to the city.

Psalm 50:15

Call out to me when trouble comes. I will save you. And you will honor me.”

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, you people. Tell him all your troubles. God is our place of safety.

Psalm 67:5

God, may the nations praise you. May all the people on earth praise you.

Psalm 7:9

God, you always do what is right. You look deep down inside the hearts and minds of people. Bring to an end the terrible things sinful people do. Make godly people safe.

Psalm 96:10

Say to the nations, “The Lord rules.” The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved. The Lord will judge the people of the world fairly.

Psalm 98:9

Let them sing to the Lord, because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the nations of the world in keeping with what is right and fair.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Godly people run to it and are safe.

Isaiah 32:2

Each official will be like a place to get out of the wind. He will be like a place to hide from storms. He’ll be like streams of water flowing in the desert. He’ll be like the shadow of a huge rock in a dry and thirsty land.

Isaiah 8:14

Then the Lord will be a holy place of safety for you. But that’s not true for many people in Israel and Judah. He will be a stone that causes them to trip. He will be a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good. When people are in trouble, they can go to him for safety. He takes good care of those who trust in him.

Luke 13:34

“Jerusalem! Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and throw stones in order to kill those who are sent to you. Many times I have wanted to gather your people together. I have wanted to be like a hen who gathers her chicks under her wings. And you would not let me.

Deuteronomy 33:27

God lives forever! You can run to him for safety. His powerful arms are always there to carry you. He will drive out your enemies to make room for you. He’ll say to you, ‘Destroy them!’

Hebrews 6:18

When God made his promise, he gave his word. He did this so we would have good reason not to give up. Instead, we have run to take hold of the hope set before us. This hope is set before us in God’s promise. So God made his promise and gave his word. These two things can’t change. He couldn’t lie about them.