Joshua 19-21

Joshua 20 details the selection of certain cities to be places of refuge for those who have accidentally killed someone.  They are not murderers, but it was by their hand that another person was killed accidentally.  The Hebrew word used in Joshua 20:2 for refuge is miklat.  This word was unique in that it was only used to describe the 6 cities that were chosen out of the inheritance to protect those guilty of unintentional death.  The NIV uses the English word "refuge" for some other Hebrew words that aren't related to this desciptor for the cities of refuge, but at least one of them offers a picture remencent of such a city. In Psalm 9:9 David uses the Hebrew word misgab to describe the LORD as a refuge.  The literal meaning could be a "lofty place that provides shelter."  To my mind the description is very figurative of God, but to the psalmist it may have been much more practical.  For a lofty city was much easier to defend, and attacks agains such places would have been mostly fruitless.  Both types of refuge are important to me; for I foolishly make choises that hurt others without malicous intent and I need a secure place where I can safely reside. The refuge in Joshua is intended to stay an injustice while the refuge in the Psalm is designed to ward off oppressive attacks of the enemy.
Quite frankly I'm not sure how long I needed to read this passage.  It was more than 10 minutes.