Psalm 9:9

The Message

God’s a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive, you relax; you’re never sorry you knocked.

Cross References

Psalm 108:12

Give us help for the hard task; human help is worthless. In God we’ll do our very best; he’ll flatten the opposition for good.

Psalm 20:1

God answer you on the day you crash, The name God-of-Jacob put you out of harm’s reach, Send reinforcements from Holy Hill, Dispatch from Zion fresh supplies, Exclaim over your offerings, Celebrate your sacrifices, Give you what your heart desires, Accomplish your plans.

Psalm 32:7

God’s my island hideaway, keeps danger far from the shore, throws garlands of hosannas around my neck.

Psalm 37:39

The spacious, free life is from God, it’s also protected and safe. God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil— when we run to him, he saves us.

Psalm 46:1

God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

Psalm 46:7

Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God-of-Angel-Armies protects us.

Psalm 7:9

Close the book on Evil, God, but publish your mandate for us. You get us ready for life: you probe for our soft spots, you knock off our rough edges. And I’m feeling so fit, so safe: made right, kept right. God in solemn honor does things right, but his nerves are sandpapered raw.

Psalm 96:10

Get out the message—God Rules! He put the world on a firm foundation; He treats everyone fair and square.

Psalm 98:9

A tribute to God when he comes, When he comes to set the earth right. He’ll straighten out the whole world, He’ll put the world right, and everyone in it.

Proverbs 18:10

God’s name is a place of protection— good people can run there and be safe.

Nahum 1:7

God is good, a hiding place in tough times. He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help, No matter how desperate the trouble. But cozy islands of escape He wipes right off the map. No one gets away from God. Why waste time conniving against God? He’s putting an end to all such scheming. For troublemakers, no second chances. Like a pile of dry brush, Soaked in oil, they’ll go up in flames.