1  The Lord is my ^bshepherd; ^cI shall not want.

2  He makes me lie down in ^dgreen pastures.

He ^eleads me beside still waters.¹

3  He ^frestores my soul.

He ^gleads me in ^hpaths of righteousness²

ⁱfor his name’s sake.

4  ^jEven though I walk through the valley of the ^kshadow of death,³

I will fear no evil,

for you are ^lwith me;

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5  You prepare a ^mtable before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

6  Surely⁴ goodness and mercy⁵ shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall ⁿdwell⁶ in the house of the Lord

forever.⁷

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.”