New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. | 1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. |
2I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." | 2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” |
3Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. | 3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. |
4He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. | 4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. |
5You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, | 5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, |
6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. | 6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. |
7A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. | 7Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. |
8You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. | 8You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. |
9If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling, | 9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High— |
10no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. | 10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. |
11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; | 11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. |
12they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. | 12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. |
13You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. | 13You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. |
14"Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. | 14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. |
15He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. | 15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. |
16With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation." | 16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.” |
|
|