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

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,

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

He is saying of Jehovah, `My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

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

For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous 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.

With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler His truth.

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

Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

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

Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

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

There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

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

But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

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

(For Thou, O Jehovah, my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

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

Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

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

For His messengers He chargeth for 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.

On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

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

On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

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 in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him -- I set him on high, Because he hath 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 doth call Me, and I answer him, I with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

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

With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!