God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is a refuge and a very present help, right now, in this trouble.
Psalm 34:4
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
David’s testimony from a frightening time: he sought the Lord, and the Lord answered and freed him from all his fears.
KJVPsalm 34:4 in context
1I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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