Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
He awho dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide bunder the shadow of the Almighty.
2 aI will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely aHe shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 aHe shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 aYou shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
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 awith your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is amy refuge,
Even the Most High, byour dwelling place,
10 aNo evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 aFor He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
aLest you dash your foot against a stone.
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 deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has aknown My name.
15 He shall acall upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be bwith him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson.
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