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Psalm 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

112I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
113I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
114You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
116Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.
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Notice

A hiding place and a shield speak to the need for protection, while hope in God's word gives that trust a stated ground.

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Where else Scripture says this

6 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 3:3But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.Both prayers name God as a shield, expressing trust in his protection.
Genesis 15:1After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”God names himself as Abram's shield, and the psalmist addresses God with that same image of protection.
Psalm 91:1–2He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Both passages describe shelter with God, using a hiding place or a secret place to express refuge.
Psalm 32:7You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.Both prayers address God as a hiding place, expressing dependence on him for protection.
Isaiah 32:2A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.Both use a hiding place to picture shelter, though Isaiah describes a man and the psalm addresses God.
Psalm 27:5For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.Both texts describe God as providing a place to hide, with Psalm 27 naming the day of trouble.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. fear for the future. waiting.

What the Bible says about anxiety →What the Bible says about fear →What the Bible says about patience →
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Read Psalm 119:112–116 and underline each mention of hope

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Encouragement

The surrounding verses still speak of evildoers and the need for help. Hope rests in God's word while the psalmist depends on God for shelter.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).