Isaiah 25:4
For thou didst become A refuge to the weak. A refuge to the needy, when distress was upon him,—A shelter from the storm. A shade from the heat, When the blast of tyrants was like a storm against a wall.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3For this cause! shall glorify thee—a strong people, the city of tyrannous nations shall revere thee;
Cross References
Job 5:15But he saveth from the sword, out of their mouth, and, out of the hand of the strong, the needy.
Psalms 12:5Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say,—I will place [him] in safety—let him puff at him!
Psalms 72:4May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.
Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, Under the shadow of the Almighty, will tarry,
Psalms 119:31I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame.
Isaiah 4:6And a pavilion, shall there be For a shade by day, 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 →