Jul 26, 2019
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the
Most High
will rest in the shadow of the
Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is 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.
4 He will cover you with his
feathers,
and under his wings you will find
refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of
night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the
darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at
midday.
7 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.
9 If you say,
“The Lord is my
refuge,”
and you make the Most High your
dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your
tent.
11 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.
13 You will tread on the lion and the
cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the
serpent.
14 “Because
he[b] loves
me,” says the Lord, “I will
rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges 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.
16 With long life I will satisfy
him
and show him my salvation.”