“You are my hiding place; You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah” Psalm 33:7

Last week we saw that the Lord continuously watches over us, “The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.” Psalm 34:15 In our opening verse today we see that He not only watches, but protects us in a secure safe place of refuge -- a hiding place in Himself!

*The Lord hides us:
“For in the day of trouble He will keep me safe in His dwelling; He will hide me in the shelter of His tabernacle…” Psalm 27:5

“In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men; You keep they secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues.”
Psalm 31:20

“You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.” Psalm 119:114

*The Lord preserves us:
“O love the Lord, all you His saints;
The Lord preserves the faithful…” Psalm 31:23

“For the Lord delights in justice and forsakes not His saints; They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked [in time] shall be cut off.” Psalm 37:28

“…He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.” Proverbs 2:7-8

“[And indeed] the Lord will certainly deliver and draw me to Himself from every assault of evil. He will preserve and bring me safe into His heavenly kingdom…” 2 Timothy 4:18 The Amplified Bible

*The Lord is the divine keeper and guardian of His own:
To Jacob at Bethel and to all Believers, “And behold, I am with you, and will keep you wherever you go...for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15 We know that it is to all Believers for we see in John 17:11 Jesus prays for the disciples, “…Holy Father, keep them in Thy name, the name which Thou has given Me, that they may be one, even as we are.”
And in verse 20,
“I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believer in Me through their word.”

Psalm 121:8 assures us,
“The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”

The Apostle Paul to Timothy (in confidence we, too, make the same claim), “…I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day.” 2 Timothy 1:12

Then we have this promise in Revelation 3:10, “Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell upon the earth.”

Knowing these things, we sing with confidence and great joy:
“You are my hiding place
You always fill my heart
With songs of deliverance whenever I am afraid; I will trust in You! I will trust in You!
Let the weak say I am strong in the strength of the Lord!
I will trust in You!”

Hallelujah! He hides! He preserves! He Keeps! Give Him thanks, praise and honor now and forever! Amen