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The eternal God is [your] dwelling-place, Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, Said, Destroy.
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God is Your Dwelling-Place
Multiple commentators note that 'refuge' is better translated as 'dwelling-place.' John Calvin powerfully illustrates this by describing the eternal God as the 'roof' above and His everlasting arms as the 'foundation' beneath. This imagery shows that believers are completely enveloped and secured by God's constant, protective presence.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your refuge - Rather, “dwellingplace.” Compare (Psalms 90:1); (Psalms 91:9).
19th Century
Anglican
The eternal God is your refuge.—The word “your” is not represented in the original. Mâ’ônah, the word for refuge…
Baptist
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone. There is no place for God's people like a separated place; they must go outside the camp; they mu…
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16th Century
Protestant
The eternal God is your refuge. This is just as if he had said that the Israelites were protected from above by the help of God, and also …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The eternal God [is your] refuge God is eternal, from everlasting to everlasting; the Ancient of days, before all th…
No one had such a God as Israel. There are no people like the Israel of God. What is said here of the church of Israel is to be applied to the spir…
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