Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
1 He
a who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide
b under the shadow of the Almighty.
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2 a I will say of the
Lord ,
“He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
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3 Surely
a He shall deliver you from the snare of the
1 fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
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4 a He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth
shall be your shield and
1 buckler.
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5 a You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow
that flies by day,
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6 Nor of the pestilence
that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction
that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only
a with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
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9 Because you have made the
Lord ,
who is a my refuge,
Even the Most High,
b your dwelling place,
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10 a No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
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11 a For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
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12 In
their hands they shall
1 bear you up,
a Lest you
1 dash your foot against a stone.
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13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will
1 deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has
a known My name.
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15 He shall
a call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I
will be b with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
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16 With
1 long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
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New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.