He hath shewed me His marvellous kindness in a strong city.
It means to flee for refuge, as the manslayer might flee into the strong city, or as Lot did out of Sodom to the little city on the hill, or as David did into the cave from his enemies.
Blessed be the Lord, for He hath showed me His marvellous kindness in a strong city.
In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
His marvellous kindness is seen 'in a strong city' (Psa 31:21).
Edom and Bosra (a strong city of Edom) are here taken in a mystical sense for the enemies of Christ and his church.
A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities.
His lofty genius aspired to the conquest of Italy: he was possessed of a strong city and a capacious harbor; and the same reign might have been decorated with the trophies of the New and the Ancient Rome.
The song fits our lips quite as closely as it did the lips from which it first sprang, thrilling with triumph: 'We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.
Our brother may be so offended that he is harder to be won than a strong city, but he is far more worth winning; and even if the effort be unsuccessful, it is better than the cowardice which suffers a bloodless defeat.
A man may quarrel once too often with his friend, and a brother offended, says the proverb, is harder to be won than a strong city, and such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "strong city" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
