Psalms 9:9 - Exposition

The Lord also will be a Refuge for the oppressed . Misgab , translated "refuge," is literally "a hill-fort" (comp. Psalms 144:2 , where it is rendered "high tower"). David's use of the metaphor is reasonably ascribed to his having "often experienced safety in such places, when fleeing from Saul" (Hengstenberg; see 1 Samuel 23:14 ). A refuge in times of trouble; literally, in times in trouble ; i.e. "in times that are steeped in trouble" (Kay).