New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
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Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;
2 will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."
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Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence;
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He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.
4 he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
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You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
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You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
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Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.
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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You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
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Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place,
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Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;
10 no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.
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No evil will come on you, and no disease will 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 give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go.
12 On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
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In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
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You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet.
14 Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name.
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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.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them.
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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.
16 With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.
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With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.
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