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1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
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You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
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will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
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For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;
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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he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
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You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
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or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
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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A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
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You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,
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Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place,
10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
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no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
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For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
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On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
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You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
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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Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know 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.
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When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.
16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
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With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.
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