1  He who dwells in the ^zshelter of the Most High

will abide in the ^ashadow of the Almighty.

2  I will say¹ to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

3  For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler

and from the deadly pestilence.

4  He will cover you with his pinions,

and ^bunder his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness is a ^cshield and buckler.

5  You will not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6  nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7  A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8  You will only look with your eyes

and ^dsee the recompense of the wicked.

9  Because you have made the Lord ^eyour dwelling place—

the Most High, who is my refuge²—

10  no evil shall be allowed to befall you,

no plague come near your tent.

11  For ^fhe will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways.

12  ^gOn their hands they will bear you up,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.

13  You will ^htread on the lion and the adder;

the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

14  “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him, because he ⁱknows my name.

15  ^jWhen he calls to me, I will answer him;

I will be ^kwith him in trouble;

I will rescue him and honor him.

16  With long life I will satisfy him

and ^lshow him my salvation.”

1  ^mIt is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

2  to declare your steadfast love ⁿin the morning,

and your faithfulness by night,

3  to the music of the lute and the harp,

to the melody of the lyre.

4  For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;

at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

5  How great are your works, O Lord!

Your ^othoughts are very deep!

6  The stupid man cannot know;

the fool cannot understand this:

7  that though the wicked sprout like grass

and all evildoers flourish,

they are doomed to destruction forever;

8  but you, O Lord, are on high forever.

9  For behold, your enemies, O Lord,

for behold, your enemies shall perish;

all evildoers shall be scattered.

10  But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;

you have poured over me³ fresh oil.

11  My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;

my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12  ^pThe righteous flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13  They are ^qplanted in the house of the Lord;

they flourish in the courts of our God.

14  They still bear fruit in old age;

they are ever full of sap and green,

15  to declare that the Lord is upright;

he is my rock, and ^rthere is no unrighteousness in him.

1  The Lord ^sreigns; he is ^trobed in majesty;

the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his ^ubelt.

^vYes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

2  Your ^wthrone is established from of old;

you are ^xfrom everlasting.

3  The floods have lifted up, O Lord,

the floods have lifted up their voice;

the floods lift up their roaring.

4  ^yMightier than the thunders of many waters,

mightier than the waves of the sea,

the Lord on high is mighty!

5  Your decrees are very trustworthy;

holiness befits your house,

O Lord, forevermore.

^b“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,

and sing to your name.”

^c“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

^d“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,

and let all the peoples extol him.”

^e“The ^froot of Jesse will come,

even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;

in him will the Gentiles hope.”