To go to a safe place during hard times to find protection and help.
Key References
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
All Scripture References (36)
Deuteronomy (1)
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
Judges (1)
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
Ruth (1)
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
2 Samuel (2)
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms (24)
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights.
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
Proverbs (2)
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Isaiah (3)
What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.
When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
Nahum (1)
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Zephaniah (1)
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.