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2 Samuel 22:2–4

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And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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From verse 2

  1. Psalms 18:2–50Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

    3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

    4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

    5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

    6In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

    7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

    8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

    9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

    10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

    11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

    12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

    13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

    14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

    15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

    16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

    17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

    18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

    19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

    20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

    21For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

    22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

    23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

    24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

    25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

    26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

    27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

    28For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

    29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

    30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

    31For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?

    32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

    33He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

    34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

    35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

    36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

    37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

    38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

    39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

    40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

    41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

    42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

    43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

    44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

    45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

    46The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

    47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

    48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

    49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

    50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

  2. Psalms 31:3Rank 2 from verse 2
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    3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

  3. Psalms 71:3Rank 3 from verse 2
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    3Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

  4. Deuteronomy 32:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  5. Psalms 144:2Rank 5 from verse 2
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    2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

  6. Psalms 91:2Rank 6 from verse 2
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    2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  7. 1 Samuel 2:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

  8. Matthew 16:18Rank 8 from verse 2
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    18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

  9. Psalms 42:9Rank 9 from verse 2
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    9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 9:9Rank 1 from verse 3
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    9The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

  2. Isaiah 12:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  3. Proverbs 18:10Rank 3 from verse 3
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    10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  4. Proverbs 30:5Rank 4 from verse 3
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    5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

  5. Psalms 18:2Rank 5 from verse 3
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  6. Deuteronomy 33:29Rank 6 from verse 3
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    29Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  7. Genesis 15:1Rank 7 from verse 3
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    1AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  8. Psalms 115:9–11Rank 8 from verse 3
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    9O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

    10O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

    11Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

  9. Psalms 46:11Rank 9 from verse 3
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    11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  10. Psalms 144:2Rank 10 from verse 3
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    2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

  11. Hebrews 2:13Rank 11 from verse 3
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    13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

  12. Luke 1:69Rank 12 from verse 3
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    69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  13. Psalms 14:6Rank 13 from verse 3
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    6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

  14. Psalms 59:16Rank 14 from verse 3
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    16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

  15. Isaiah 32:2Rank 15 from verse 3
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    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  16. Jeremiah 16:19Rank 16 from verse 3
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    19O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

  17. Psalms 140:4Rank 17 from verse 3
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    4Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

  18. Psalms 46:7Rank 18 from verse 3
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    7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  19. Psalms 55:9Rank 19 from verse 3
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    9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

  20. Psalms 86:14Rank 20 from verse 3
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    14O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

  21. 1 Samuel 2:1Rank 21 from verse 3
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    1AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

  22. 2 Samuel 22:49Rank 22 from verse 3
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    49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

  23. 2 Samuel 22:51Rank 23 from verse 3
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    51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

  24. Deuteronomy 32:37Rank 24 from verse 3
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    37And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

  25. Luke 1:71Rank 25 from verse 3
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    71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

  26. Psalms 140:1Rank 26 from verse 3
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    1DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

  27. Psalms 140:11Rank 27 from verse 3
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    11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  28. Psalms 27:5Rank 28 from verse 3
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    5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

  29. Psalms 28:7Rank 29 from verse 3
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    7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

  30. Psalms 3:3Rank 30 from verse 3
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    3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  31. Psalms 46:1Rank 31 from verse 3
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    1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

  32. Psalms 5:12Rank 32 from verse 3
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    12For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

  33. Psalms 61:3Rank 33 from verse 3
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    3For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

  34. Psalms 71:7Rank 34 from verse 3
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    7I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

  35. Psalms 72:14Rank 35 from verse 3
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    14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

  36. Psalms 84:11Rank 36 from verse 3
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    11For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  37. Psalms 84:9Rank 37 from verse 3
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    9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

  38. Isaiah 45:21Rank 38 from verse 3
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    21Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

  39. Jeremiah 16:9Rank 39 from verse 3
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    9For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

  40. Luke 1:47Rank 40 from verse 3
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    47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

  41. Psalms 32:7Rank 41 from verse 3
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    7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

  42. Titus 3:4Rank 42 from verse 3
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    4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

  43. Titus 3:6Rank 43 from verse 3
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    6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  44. Psalms 142:4Rank 44 from verse 3
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    4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

From verse 4

  1. Psalms 18:3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

  2. Psalms 116:2Rank 2 from verse 4
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    2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

  3. Romans 10:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  4. Psalms 116:13Rank 4 from verse 4
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    13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

  5. Psalms 116:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  6. Psalms 34:6Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  7. Psalms 48:1Rank 7 from verse 4
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    1GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

  8. Psalms 50:15Rank 8 from verse 4
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  9. Psalms 55:16Rank 9 from verse 4
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    16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

  10. Psalms 96:4Rank 10 from verse 4
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    4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

  11. Revelation 5:12Rank 11 from verse 4
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    12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

  12. Nehemiah 9:5Rank 12 from verse 4
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    5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

  13. Psalms 106:2Rank 13 from verse 4
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    2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?

  14. Psalms 116:17Rank 14 from verse 4
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    17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

  15. Psalms 148:1–4Rank 15 from verse 4
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

    2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

    3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

  16. Psalms 56:9Rank 16 from verse 4
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    9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

  17. Psalms 57:1–3Rank 17 from verse 4
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    1BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

    2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

    3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

  18. Psalms 66:2Rank 18 from verse 4
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    2Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

  19. Revelation 4:11Rank 19 from verse 4
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    11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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2 Samuel 22:2

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rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

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fortress

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Sense 1: A strong, fortified, defended place or stronghold providing protection. Sense 2: A secure refuge and defence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2 Samuel 22:3

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

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high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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refuge

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A shelter, haven, protection, or source of safety to which one flees or trusts.

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saviour

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One who saves, rescues, preserves, or delivers; a title applied supremely to God and to Jesus Christ.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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savest

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Second-person singular present form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

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2 Samuel 22:4

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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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worthy

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Sense 1: Deserving, fit, suitable, or having worth. Sense 2: As a noun, a person of merit, rank, or valor.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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22:1AND David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

22:2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

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22:3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

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22:4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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22:5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

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