May 28: Exodus 33:17; Deuteronomy 33:29; 2 Samuel 22:31–32; Psalm 1:6; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 91:2; Jeremiah 33:11; Nahum 1:7; 1 Corinthians 8:3; 2 Timothy 2:19; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 34:10; Matthew 6:25–26; 1 Corinthians 7:32; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Peter 5:7 - a podcast by Crossway

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

“Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”—God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.—I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”—“Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph!”—This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. “For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?”

But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.—But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”—The Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.—“You have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”

Exodus 33:17 (Listen)

17 And the LORD said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”

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Deuteronomy 33:29 (Listen)

29   Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
    a people saved by the LORD,
  the shield of your help,
    and the sword of your triumph!
  Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
    and you shall tread upon their backs.”

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2 Samuel 22:31–32 (Listen)

31   This God—his way is perfect;
    the word of the LORD proves true;
    he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.


32   “For who is God, but the LORD?
    And who is a rock, except our God?

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Psalm 1:6 (Listen)

6   for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

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Psalm 46:1 (Listen)

God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.¹ A Song.

46   God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present² help in trouble.

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Psalm 91:2 (Listen)

2   I will say¹ to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

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Jeremiah 33:11 (Listen)

11 the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voices of those who sing, as they bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD:

  “‘Give thanks to the LORD of hosts,
    for the LORD is good,
    for his steadfast love endures forever!’

For I will restore the fortunes of the land as at first, says the LORD.

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Nahum 1:7 (Listen)

7   The LORD is good,
    a stronghold in the day of trouble;
  he knows those who take refuge in him.

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1 Corinthians 8:3 (Listen)

3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.¹

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2 Timothy 2:19 (Listen)

19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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I want you to be free from anxieties.

He cares for you.—“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”—Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!… The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.— “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

2 Chronicles 16:9 (Listen)

9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless¹ toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”

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Psalm 34:8 (Listen)

8   Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
    Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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Psalm 34:10 (Listen)

10   The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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Matthew 6:25–26 (Listen)

Do Not Be Anxious

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

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1 Corinthians 7:32 (Listen)

32 I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

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Philippians 4:6–7 (Listen)

6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

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1 Peter 5:7 (Listen)

7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

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