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In Psalm 9, in connection with the Lord as a Refuge, we read
:
` The LORD also will he a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of
trouble. And they that know Thy Name will put their trust in Thee: For
Thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee' (Psa. 9:9,10).
Again, at the close of the Psalm that opens with the words: `If
it had not been the LORD Who was on our side ...' David says:
`Our help is in the Name of the LORD, Who made heaven and
earth' (Psa. 124).
Let us then remember that `Name which is above every name',
and rejoice to know that the eternal God is our Refuge.
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`Fear not, I am thy Shield' (Gen. 15:1).
We have considered the several references in the Scriptures to
God being a Refuge and a Defence, and we have learned that
there is a secret place of the Most High in which we dwell, and a
shadow under which we may `tarry for a night'. Associated
with this `secret place' is also a Shield, as for example :
` Thou art my hiding place (sether, "secret place") and my shield: I hope
in Thy Word' (Psa. 119:114).
To Abram, after the battle with the kings was over, God said:
Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield' (Gen. 15:1). To Israel, the
prophet Moses said, in his last blessing: `Happy art thou, O
Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the
shield of thy help' (Deut. 33:29). David confessed :
` He is my shield' (2 Sam. 22:3).