1 H e who lives in the safe place of the Most High will be in the shadow of the All-powerful.

¶ He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say to the Lord, “You are my safe and strong place, my God, in Whom I trust.”

I will say of the LORD, He is my hope and my fortress: my God; in him will I secure myself.

3 F or it is He Who takes you away from the trap, and from the killing sickness.

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the mortal pestilence.

4 H e will cover you with His wings. And under His wings you will be safe. He is faithful like a safe-covering and a strong wall.

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings thou shalt be secure: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Y ou will not be afraid of trouble at night, or of the arrow that flies by day.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flies by day,

6 Y ou will not be afraid of the sickness that walks in darkness, or of the trouble that destroys at noon.

nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand. But it will not come near you.

Thousands shall fall at thy side and ten thousands at thy right hand, but it shall not come near thee.

8 Y ou will only look on with your eyes, and see how the sinful are punished.

Surely with thine eyes thou shalt behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 B ecause you have made the Lord your safe place, and the Most High the place where you live,

¶ Because thou hast made the LORD, who is my hope, even the most High, thy habitation,

10 n othing will hurt you. No trouble will come near your tent.

no evil shall befall thee, neither shall any plague come near thy dwelling.

11 F or He will tell His angels to care for you and keep you in all your ways.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 T hey will hold you up in their hands. So your foot will not hit against a stone.

They shall bear thee up in their hands lest thy foot stumble against a stone.

13 Y ou will walk upon the lion and the snake. You will crush under your feet the young lion and the snake.

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 B ecause he has loved Me, I will bring him out of trouble. I will set him in a safe place on high, because he has known My name.

Because he has set his will upon me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he has known my name.

15 H e will call upon Me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will take him out of trouble 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 glorify him.

16 I will please him with a long life. And I will show him My saving power.

With long life I will satisfy him and show him my saving health.