Misgab (H4869) means a high place of safety, a stronghold, or a secure refuge — literally a place set up high and out of reach of enemies. It appears 17 times in the OT and is frequently used as a divine title in the Psalms.
Misgab is one of the great fortress metaphors for God in the Psalms. When David fled from enemies, he experienced God as a literal high refuge — a place above the reach of attackers. Theologically, this word teaches that true security is found in God's elevated, inaccessible protection. No enemy can breach the stronghold of divine shelter. It parallels the NT image of the believer hidden 'in Christ' (Col 3:3).
Misgab shares the root sagab — 'to be high, inaccessible.' The same root gives us the concept of God's name being 'exalted' (sagab) in praise. Several psalms use it as a divine title alongside other fortress images: rock (tsur), shield (magen), and tower (migdal).