“You are a hiding place for me; You preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance.”  Psalm 32:7

“The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears toward their cry.”  Psalm 34:15

Our opening verses tells us that God 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 hide me in His shelter;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me…”  Psalm 27:5

“You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence 
From the plots of man; 
You shall keep them secretly in a 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 loves justice; He will not forsake His saints.  
They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.”
Psalm 37:28

“…He is a shield to those who walk in integrity
Guarding the paths of justice, and watching over the way of His saints.” Proverbs 7b-8

The Apostle Paul to Timothy,
And then the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom…”  2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord is the divine keeper and guardian of His own:
“And behold, I am with and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land.  For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”  Genesis 28:15

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

Jesus prayed to the Father in John 17:11,
“…Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom you have given Me, that they may be one as We are.”

Paul to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:12), 
“…In know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.”

In the Revelation, the messages to the seven churches in 3:10, to the  message to the church in Philadelphia,
“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come  upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.”

So we sing with confidence and great joy:
“You are my hiding place,
  You always fill my heart with songs of deliverance when ever 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!”        Amen