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| 1. | He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. | Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High; | He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. | ||
| 2. | I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." | Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope. | I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. | ||
| 3. | For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. | He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease. | Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. | ||
| 4. | He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. | You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation. | He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. | ||
| 5. | You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day; | You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day, | Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; | ||
| 6. | nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. | Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high. | Nor 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 will not come near you. | You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will 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. | You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked. | Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers. | Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. | ||
| 9. | Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, | Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place; | Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; | ||
| 10. | no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. | No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent. | There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. | ||
| 11. | For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. | For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go. | For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. | ||
| 12. | They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won't dash your foot against a stone. | In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. | They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. | ||
| 13. | You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot. | You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet. | Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. | ||
| 14. | "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. | Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart. | 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. | He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him. | When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour. | He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. | ||
| 16. | I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation." | With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation. | With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. | ||