Lexicon :: Strong's G3982 - peithō

Joseph said to his father, “Not that way, my father! This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand on his head.”

“You are to keep my statutes and ordinances and carefully observe them, so that you may live securely in the land.

Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the LORD; the plague has begun.”

“They will besiege you within all your city gates until your high and fortified walls, that you trust in, come down throughout your land. They will besiege you within all your city gates throughout the land the LORD your God has given you.

He will say, “Where are their gods,

the ‘rock’ they found refuge in?

He said about Benjamin:

The LORD’s beloved rests[fn] securely on him.

He[fn] shields him all day long,

and he rests on his shoulders.[fn]

So Israel dwells securely;

Jacob lives untroubled[fn]

in a land of grain and new wine;

even his skies drip with dew.

Gideon traveled on the caravan route[fn] east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked their army while the army felt secure.

The bramble said to the trees,

“If you really are anointing me

as king over you,

come and find refuge in my shade.

But if not,

may fire come out from the bramble

and consume the cedars of Lebanon.”

Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the citizens of Shechem trusted him.

“When you get there, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has handed it over to you. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”

After they had taken the gods Micah had made and the priest that belonged to him, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people. They killed them with their swords and burned the city.

“May the LORD reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”

“So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak,[fn] Jephthah, and Samuel. He rescued you from the power of the enemies around you, and you lived securely.

With these words David persuaded[fn] his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.

Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

my God,[fn] my rock where I seek refuge.

My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge,

and my Savior, you save me from violence.

God ​— ​his way is perfect;

the word of the LORD is pure.

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

Then the royal spokesman said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: ‘What are you relying on?[fn]

“Say this to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘Don’t let your God, on whom you rely, deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help the mighty and those without strength. Help us, LORD our God, for we depend on you, and in your name we have come against this large army. LORD, you are our God. Do not let a mere mortal hinder you.”

At that time, the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Aram and have not depended on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from you.

“This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: ‘What are you relying on that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

“So now, don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, and don’t let him mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power! ’ ”

Esther’s female servants and her eunuchs came and reported the news to her, and the queen was overcome with fear. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear so that he would take off his sackcloth, but he did not accept them.

Since I cannot help myself,

the hope for success has been banished from me.

They are ashamed because they had been confident of finding water.

When they arrive there, they are disappointed.

You will be confident, because there is hope.

You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.

The tents of robbers are safe,

and those who trouble God are secure;

God holds them in his hands.[fn]

For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off,

when God takes away his life?

if I ever cast my vote[fn] against a fatherless child

when I saw that I had support in the city gate,

If I placed my confidence in gold

or called fine gold my trust,

Can you depend on it because its strength is great?

Would you leave it to do your hard work?

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;

he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.

Pay homage to[fn] the Son or he will be angry

and you will perish in your rebellion,[fn]

for his anger may ignite at any moment.

All who take refuge in him are happy.

I have taken refuge in the LORD.

How can you say to me,

“Escape to the mountains[fn] like a bird!

My God, I trust in you.

Do not let me be disgraced;

do not let my enemies gloat over me.

They trust in their wealth

and boast of their abundant riches.

Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,

for I take refuge in you.

I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings

until danger passes.

Those who make them are[fn] just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

It is better to take refuge in the LORD

than to trust in humanity.

I am continually overcome

with longing for your judgments.

I long for your salvation, LORD,

and your instruction is my delight.

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion.

It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

Those who make them are just like them,

as are all who trust in them.

Do not trust in nobles,

in a son of man,[fn] who cannot save.