1 ARST Those who live under the protection of God Almighty, will be able to rest safely under his care. BSB BSB: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 ARST I will declare to Yahweh,“You protect me; you are like a fort in which I am safe. You are my God, the one in whom I trust.” BSB BSB: I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 ARST He will rescue you from all hidden traps and save you from deadly diseases. BSB BSB: Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
4 ARST He will shield you as a bird protects her young under her wings. You will be safe in his care. His faithfully doing what he has promised is like a shield that will protect you. BSB BSB: He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
5 ARST You will not be afraid of things that happen during the night that could terrorize you or of arrows that your enemies will shoot at you during the day. BSB BSB: You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 ARST You will not be afraid of plagues that demons cause when they attack people at night or of other evil forces that kill people at midday. BSB BSB: nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
7 ARST Even if a thousand people fall dead alongside you, even if ten thousand people are dying around you, you will not be harmed. BSB BSB: Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
8 ARST Look and see that wicked people are being punished! BSB BSB: You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
9 ARST Yahweh protects me; trust God Almighty to shelter you, too. BSB BSB: Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
10 ARST If you do, nothing evil will happen to you; no plague will come near your house BSB BSB: no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
11 ARST because Yahweh will command his angels to protect you in whatever you are doing. BSB BSB: For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
12 ARST They will hold you up with their hands so that you will not hurt your foot on a big stone. BSB BSB: They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 ARST You will be kept safe from being harmed by your enemies; it will be as though you were killing strong lions and poisonous snakes by stepping on them! BSB BSB: You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
14 ARST Yahweh says,“I will rescue those who love me; I will protect them because they acknowledge that I am Yahweh. BSB BSB: “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
15 ARST When they call out to me, I will answer them. I will help them when they are experiencing trouble; I will rescue them and honor them. BSB BSB: When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
16 ARST I will reward them by enabling them to live a long time, and I will save them.” BSB BSB: With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
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