¹ישב בסתר עליון בצל שדי יתלונן׃

¹He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

²אמר ליהוה מחסי ומצודתי אלהי אבטח בו׃

²I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

³כי הוא יצילך מפח יקוש מדבר הוות׃

³For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴באברתו יסך לך ותחת כנפיו תחסה צנה וסחרה אמתו׃

⁴He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

⁵לא תירא מפחד לילה מחץ יעוף יומם׃

⁵You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;

⁶מדבר באפל יהלך מקטב ישוד צהרים׃

⁶nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

⁷יפל מצדך אלף ורבבה מימינך אליך לא יגש׃

⁷A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

⁸רק בעיניך תביט ושלמת רשעים תראה׃

⁸You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

⁹כי אתה יהוה מחסי עליון שמת מעונך׃

⁹Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

¹⁰לא תאנה אליך רעה ונגע לא יקרב באהלך׃

¹⁰no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

¹¹כי מלאכיו יצוה לך לשמרך בכל דרכיך׃

¹¹For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

¹²על כפים ישאונך פן תגף באבן רגלך׃

¹²They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

¹³על שחל ופתן תדרך תרמס כפיר ותנין׃

¹³You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

¹⁴כי בי חשק ואפלטהו אשגבהו כי ידע שמי׃

¹⁴“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

¹⁵יקראני ואענהו עמו אנכי בצרה אחלצהו ואכבדהו׃

¹⁵He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

¹⁶ארך ימים אשביעהו ואראהו בישועתי׃

¹⁶I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”