1 H e who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”

I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.

3 S urely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.

For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

4 H e shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.

5 Y ou shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 N or of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.

A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.

8 O nly with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

9 B ecause you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

10 N o evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

11 F or He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.

For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

12 I n their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Y ou shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.

14 “ Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 H e shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.

16 W ith long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”

With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.