Isaiah 25:4
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
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3Therefore a strong people will glorify you. A city of awesome nations will fear you.
Cross References
Psalms 12:5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, 2 I will now arise,” says Adonai; 1 “I will set him in yesha' ·salvation· far from those who malign him.” 1
Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. 2 He will save the children of the needy, 2 and will break the oppressor in pieces. 1
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of haElyon [the Most High] 2 will rest in the shadow of Shaddai [Almighty]. 1
Psalms 119:31דּ ( Dabak'tiy, I cling) I cling to your testimonies, Adonai. 2 Don’t let me be disappointed. 1
Isaiah 4:6There will be a sukkah ·temporary tent· for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 25:2-6
A Song of Praise. ( b. c. 718.) 1 O Lord , thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made of a city a heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the… Read the whole commentary →