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

¹Den der sidder i den Højestes Skjul og dvæler i den Almægtiges Skygge,

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

²siger til HERREN: Min Tilflugt, min Klippeborg, min Gud, på hvem jeg stoler.

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

³Thi han frier dig fra Fuglefængerens Snare, fra ødelæggende Pest;

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

⁴han dækker dig med sine Fjedre, under hans Vinger finder du Ly, hans Trofasthed er Skjold og Værge.

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

⁵Du frygter ej Nattens Rædsler, ej Pilen der flyver om Dagen

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

⁶ej Pesten, der sniger i Mørke, ej Middagens hærgende Sot.

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

⁷Falder end tusinde ved din Side, ti Tusinde ved din højre Hånd, til dig når det ikke hen;

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

⁸du ser det kun med dit Øje, er kun Tilskuer ved de gudløses Straf;

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

⁹(thi du, HERRE, er min Tilflugt) den Højeste tog du til Bolig.

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

¹⁰Der times dig intet ondt, dit Telt kommer Plage ej nær;

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

¹¹thi han byder sine Engle at vogte dig på alle dine Veje;

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

¹²de skal bære dig på deres Hænder, at du ikke skal støde din Fod på nogen Sten;

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

¹³du skal træde på Slanger og Øgler, trampe på Løver og Drager.

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.

¹⁴"Da han klynger sig til mig, frier jeg ham ud, jeg bjærger ham, thi han kender mit Navn;

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

¹⁵kalder han på mig, svarer jeg ham, i Trængsel er jeg hos ham, jeg frier ham og giver ham Ære:

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

¹⁶med et langt Liv mætter jeg ham og lader ham skue min Frelse!"