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1 The person who rests in the shadow of the Most High God will be kept safe by the Mighty One.
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1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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2 I will say about the Lord, "He is my place of safety. He is like a fort to me. He is my God. I trust in him."
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2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
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3 He will certainly save you from hidden traps and from deadly sickness.
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3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
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4 He will cover you with his wings. Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety. He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower.
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4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
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5 You won't have to be afraid of the terrors that come during the night. You won't have to fear the arrows that come at you during the day.
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5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
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6 You won't have to be afraid of the sickness that attacks in the darkness. You won't have to fear the plague that destroys at noon.
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6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
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7 A thousand may fall dead at your side. Ten thousand may fall near your right hand. But no harm will come to you.
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7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
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8 You will see with your own eyes how God punishes sinful people.
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8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
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9 The LORD is the one who keeps you safe. So let the Most High God be like a home to you.
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9 If you make the Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge--
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10 Then no harm will come to you. No terrible plague will come near your tent.
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10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
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11 The LORD will command his angels to take good care of you.
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11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
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12 They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won't trip over a stone.
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12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
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13 You will walk all over lions and cobras. You will crush mighty lions and poisonous snakes.
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13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
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14 The LORD says, "I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe, because he trusts in me.
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14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
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15 He will call out to me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in times of trouble. I will save him and honor him.
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15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
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16 I will give him a long and full life. I will save him."
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16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
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