In times of trouble he will shelter me; he will keep me safe in his Temple and make me secure on a high rock.

You hide them in the safety of your presence from the plots of others; in a safe shelter you hide them from the insults of their enemies.

You are my hiding place; you will save me from trouble. I sing aloud of your salvation, because you protect me.

But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God; I trust in his constant love forever and ever.

for you are my protector, my strong defense against my enemies.

Let me live in your sanctuary all my life; let me find safety under your wings.

O Lord, you have always been our home.

Because of my awesome holiness I am like a stone that people stumble over; I am like a trap that will catch the people of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel and the people of Jerusalem.

"Now tell your fellow exiles what I am saying. I am the one who sent them to live in far-off nations and scattered them in other countries. Yet, for the time being I will be present with them in the lands where they have gone.

I will be to the people of Israel like rain in a dry land. They will blossom like flowers; they will be firmly rooted like the trees of Lebanon.

They will be alive with new growth, and beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like the cedars of Lebanon.

If we declare that Jesus is the Son of God, we live in union with God and God lives in union with us.

And we ourselves know and believe the love which God has for us. God is love, and those who live in love live in union with God and God lives in union with them.

They will always be prosperous, and their children will possess the land.

Protect me as you would your very eyes; hide me in the shadow of your wings

How precious, O God, is your constant love! We find protection under the shadow of your wings.

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, because I come to you for safety. In the shadow of your wings I find protection until the raging storms are over.

The thorn bush answered, 'If you really want to make me your king, then come and take shelter in my shade. If you don't, fire will blaze out of my thorny branches and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.'

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its shadow, and its fruit is sweet to my taste.

Then over Mount Zion and over all who are gathered there, the LORD will send a cloud in the daytime and smoke and a bright flame at night. God's glory will cover and protect the whole city.

His glory will shade the city from the heat of the day and make it a place of safety, sheltered from the rain and storm.

They captured the source of our life, the king the LORD had chosen, the one we had trusted to protect us from every invader.