You Are My Refuge and My Fortress 1 RV He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. BSB BSB: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 RV I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, 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 RV For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. BSB BSB: Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
4 RV He shall cover thee with his pinions, and under his wings shalt thou take refuge: his truth is a shield and a buckler. BSB BSB: He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
5 RV Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day; BSB BSB: You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 RV For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. BSB BSB: nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
7 RV A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. BSB BSB: Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
8 RV Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the wicked. BSB BSB: You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
9 RV For thou, O LORD, art my refuge! thou hast made the Most High thy habitation; BSB BSB: Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—
10 RV There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. BSB BSB: no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
11 RV For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. BSB BSB: For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
12 RV They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. BSB BSB: They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 RV Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet. BSB BSB: You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
14 RV 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. BSB BSB: “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
15 RV He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honour him. 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 RV With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. BSB BSB: With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
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