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The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

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.

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,

Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.

For the choirmaster. Of David. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!

A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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.

Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.

But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.

Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

I say: “O my God, do not take me in the midst of my days! Your years go on through all generations.

When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

May his days be few; may another take his position.

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.

Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.

…who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

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.

Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!

Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

…for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

…for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.

I said, “I will climb the palm tree; I will take hold of its fruit.” May your breasts be like clusters of the vine, the fragrance of your breath like apples,

“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”

Now I will tell you what I am about to do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge.

Look, O mighty man! The LORD is about to shake you violently. He will take hold of you,

“Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.”

In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest: Whoever sees it will take it in his hand and swallow it.

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.

…until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.

“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

One will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”

Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.

Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.

Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!

Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.

Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”

You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.

So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!

Among all the sons she bore, there is no one to guide her; among all the sons she brought up, there is no one to take her hand.

Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?

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.”

And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.

On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,

No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.

Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:

“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.

And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.

I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.”

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness pasture, for they have been scorched so no one passes through, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled; they have gone away.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them.

Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.