Hebrew Word Study
H4268
מַחֲסֶה
machăçeh
H4268 · Hebrew
A place you run to when the storm hits. Not built by human hands. The psalmist had seen cities fall, mountains shake, waters roar — and still declared God as refuge. Not because the storm stopped, but because the shelter held.
Verses with this word
Psalms 91:2
“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
Psalms 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Joel 3:16
“The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but...”
Job 24:8
“They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.”
Psalms 14:6
“Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.”