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Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, For you are my rock and my fortress.
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God as Your Permanent Home
Commentators emphasize that God is not just an emergency shelter but a "rock of habitation"—a permanent, secure home. The phrase "whereunto I may continually resort" means believers can access this divine refuge daily, dwelling in His presence for safety and communion, not just in moments of crisis.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be thou my strong habitation – Margin, as in Hebrew, “Be thou to me for a rock of habitation.” That is, a rock where I may safely m…
19th Century
Anglican
These verses are borrowed, with some verbal alterations, from Psalms 31:1-3, where the Note on that passage can be consulted.
Baptist
In you, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in your righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline your ear…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be you my strong habitation This is very appropriately said, when David was driven out of his dwelling place, and pa…
David prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of…
