Quotes About Refuge

So David left Gath and took refuge in the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his fatherís household heard about it, they went down to him there.

From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”

So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.

But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.

And David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of En-gedi.

David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.

But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.