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My Refuge and Fortress

¹ He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty^(a).² I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”³ Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.⁴ He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.⁵ You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,⁶ the plague that stalks in darkness, or the calamity that destroys at noon.⁷ Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.⁸ You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High—¹⁰ no evil will befall you, no plague will approach 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 cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.¹⁴ “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.¹⁵ When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver and honor him.¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”