For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries (1 Corinthians 14:2).

When I began to pray an hour each day, I prayed mostly in the spirit—in other tongues. In the spirit I prayed the perfect will of God. I was able to pray His will even though I did not know the specifics of His will about many things with my intellect. I spoke mysteries unto God (Romans 8:26). Weymouth says “divine secrets.”

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-27).

The Holy Spirit helps us to pray the perfect will of God. He makes intercession for the saints with groanings which cannot be uttered, but He does it through us. He does not do this on His own apart from us. We must listen to Him, obey Him and allow Him to help our weaknesses.

“…The Spirit also helpeth our infirmities.” The word infirmities in the Greek is weaknesses. The Amplified Bible translates it this way: “So too the (Holy) Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness….”

If something in your life is giving you trouble, the Spirit of God will bear you up and give you wisdom and strength to overcome it. He gives you answers. Ephesians 3:16 says, “…be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.” The Spirit of God works within us to strengthen our spirits—to endue us with His power so we can overcome. He not only tells you what to do, He imparts to you the strength and ability to do it.

You may have been Spirit-filled for years but have not been listening to Him or paying attention to what He has been saying to you. He will give you the answer, every answer. Whether a large problem or small problem, the Spirit will work against it. He is our Helper, Strengthener, Standby, Intercessor, Advocate, Counselor, Teacher. He is on our side! Romans 8:31 says, “…If God be for us, who can be against us?” You could say, “If God be for us, what difference does it make who is against us!”

When He prays the will of God through you, He goes to the exact root of the problem. You and I might only realize the symptom. He deals with the cause. Thank God, there is nothing too hard for Him. And if you care about it, He cares about it.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Isaiah 35:3-4
KJV—Strengthen ye the weak hands, and
confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that
are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not:
behold, your God will come with vengeance,
even God with a recompence; he will come
and save you.

AMP—Strengthen the weak hands and make
firm the feeble and tottering knees. Say to
those who are of a fearful and hasty heart, Be
strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come
with vengeance, with the recompense of God
He will come and save you.

Moffatt—Put heart into the listless, and brace
all weak-kneed souls, tell men with fluttering
hearts, “Have courage, never fear; here comes
your God, he will avenge his folk, here comes
God’s retribution, he comes himself to save
you!”

NIV—Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the
knees that give way; say to those with fearful
hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will
come, he will come with vengeance; with
divine retribution he will come to save you.”

2 Timothy 1:7
KJV—God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound
mind.

AMP—God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of
cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning
fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power
and of love and of calm and well-balanced
mind and discipline and self-control.

Weymouth—The spirit which God has given
us is not a spirit of cowardice, but one of
power and of love and of self-discipline.

NIV—God did not give us a spirit of timidity,
but a spirit of power, of love and of selfdiscipline.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 94:22
KJV—The Lord is my defence; and my God is
the rock of my refuge.

AMP—The Lord has become my High Tower
and Defense, and my God the Rock of my
refuge.

Moffatt—The Eternal who is my protection,
my God who is my strength, my safety.

NIV—The Lord has become my fortress, and
my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

Isaiah 26 :1-2
AMP—We have a strong city; [the Lord] sets
up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the
gates, that the [uncompromisingly] righteous
nation which keeps her faith and her troth
[with God] may enter in.

NKJV—We have a strong city; God will appoint
salvation for walls and bulwarks. Open the
gates, that the righteous nation which keeps
the truth may enter in.

Moffatt—Ours is a strong, sure city, safe with
walls and ramparts set by Him; open its gates
for the upright, for folk who keep the faith.

NIV—We have a strong city; God makes
salvation its walls and ramparts. Open the
gates that the righteous nation may enter, the
nation that keeps faith.

Psalm 71:2
KJV—Deliver me in thy righteousness, and
cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me,
and save me.

AMP—Deliver me in Your righteousness and
cause me to escape; bow down Your ear to
me and save me!

Moffatt—Rescue me, save me, as thou art
faithful, turn thine ear to me and deliver me.

NIV—Rescue me and deliver me in your righteousness;
turn your ear to me and save me.

Psalm 141:10
KJV—Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
whilst that I withal escape.

AMP—Let the wicked fall together into their
own nets, while I pass over them and escape.

Moffatt—Let the ungodly fall into their own
net, while I pass on rejoicing!

NIV—Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I pass by in safety.

Daniel 3:17
KJV—Our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and
he will deliver us out of thine hand.

NKJV—Our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and
He will deliver us from your hand.

Moffatt—There is a God able to save us, the
God whom we serve, able to save us from the
burning furnace and from your power.

NAS—Our God whom we serve is able to
deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and
He will deliver us out of your hand.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 46:1
KJV—God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble.

AMP—God is our Refuge and Strength
[mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a
very present and well-proved help in trouble.

Moffatt—God is a shelter and stronghold for
us, we shall find him very near.

NIV—God is our refuge and strength, an everpresent
help in trouble.

Psalm 61:3
KJV—Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a
strong tower from the enemy.

AMP—You have been a shelter and a refuge
for me, a strong tower against the adversary.

Moffatt—O thou who art my refuge, a fortress
against the foe.

NIV—You have been my refuge, a strong tower
against the foe.

Psalm 62:6-8
KJV—He only is my rock and my salvation: he
is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God
is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my
strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him
at all times; ye people, pour out your heart
before him: God is a refuge for us.

AMP—He only is my Rock and my Salvation;
He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not
be moved. With God rests my salvation and
my glory; He is my Rock of unyielding strength
and impenetrable hardness, and my refuge is
in God! Trust in, lean on, rely on, and have
confidence in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your hearts before Him. God is a
refuge for us (a fortress and a high tower).

Moffatt—Rock, rescue, refuge, he is all to me,
never shall I be overthrown. My safety and my
honour rest on God; God is my strong rock and
refuge. Always rely on him, my followers, pour
out your prayers to him; God is a refuge for us.

NIV—He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My
salvation and my honor depend on God; he is
my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all
times, O people; pour out your hearts to him,
for God is our refuge.

Psalm 71:7
KJV—I am as a wonder unto many; but thou
art my strong refuge.

NKJV—I have become as a wonder to many,
but You are my strong refuge.

AMP—I am as a wonder and surprise to many,
but You are my strong refuge.

NAS—I have become a marvel to many, for
You are my strong refuge.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

2 Samuel 22:2-3
KJV—The Lord is my rock, and my fortress,
and my deliverer; the God of my rock; in him
will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my
salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my
saviour; thou savest me from violence.

AMP—The Lord is my Rock…and my Fortress [in
the wilderness] and my Deliverer; my God, my
Rock; in Him will I take refuge; my Shield and the
Horn of my salvation, my Stronghold and my
Refuge, my Savior—You save me from violence.

Moffatt—The Eternal is my crag, my
stronghold, my deliverer—he is mine, my God,
my fortalice where I take shelter, my shield,
my saving strength, my refuge and retreat, my
rescue from the violent.

NIV—The Lord is my rock, my fortress and
my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom
I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my
salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and
my savior—from violent men you save me.

Psalm 18:1-2
KJV—I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my
deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will
trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation,
and my high tower.

AMP—I love You fervently and devotedly, O
Lord, my Strength. The Lord is my Rock, my
Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen
and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and
take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my
salvation, my High Tower.

Moffatt—O Eternal, my Strength, I will exalt
thee. The Eternal is my crag, my stronghold,
my deliverer, my God, my fortalice where I
take shelter, my shield, my saving strength,
my retreat.

NIV—I love you, O Lord, my strength. The
Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He
is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.

Psalm 31:1-3
NKJV—In You, O Lord, I put my trust…. Be my
rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save
me. For You are my rock and my fortress.

KJV—In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust…. Be thou
my strong rock, for an house of defence to save
me. For thou art my rock and my fortress.

Moffatt—With thee, O thou Eternal, I take
shelter…. Be a rock of refuge for me, a hill-fort
to protect me, for thou art my crag and castle.

NIV—In you, O Lord, I have taken refuge…. Be
my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save
me. Since you are my rock and my fortress.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the
most High shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is
my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him
will I trust…. He shall cover thee with his
feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalm 91:1-2, 4

No matter where you live, there are no safe
places anymore on this earth. No matter where
you go there is no security outside of God. But
as believers, we have security everywhere we
go because God is looking after us. He’s our
shield, our fortress, our refuge.

Absolute safety belongs to the one who
says of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my
fortress.” That is the one of whom David said,
“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and
under his wings shalt thou trust; his truth shall
be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be
afraid…” (Psalm 91:4-5).

To live free while you’re here on the earth,
you must know the truth of God’s covenant
promises to you in Christ, and use that truth
like a shield and a buckler.

How do you use the truth like a shield and
a buckler? By trusting in it. By being steadfast
in your faith and by staying in the Word every
day. Proverbs 18:10 in The Amplified Bible says,
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the
[consistently] righteous man [upright and in
right standing with God] runs into it and is
safe, high [above evil] and strong.”

When you stay in God’s Word consistently,
His words will become the first things that
come to your mind in any situation so you can
speak them out in faith. His promises will rise
up within you in times of trouble and be the
shield, fortress or refuge you need.

When events in the world start to look dark
and troubled, don’t be moved by the things
that are going on around you. Remember,
instead, that God has the ability, the wonderful
ability, to deliver you.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries