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2 Samuel 22:3

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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.
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  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.

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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.

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

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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