Shelter, and what it does not promise

¹Verse 1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ²Verse 2. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. ³Verse 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. ⁴Verse 4. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. ⁵Verse 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; ⁶Verse 6. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. ⁷Verse 7. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. ⁸Verse 8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. ⁹Verse 9. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; ¹⁰Verse 10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. ¹¹Verse 11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ¹²Verse 12. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹³Verse 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. ¹⁴Verse 14. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. ¹⁵Verse 15. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. ¹⁶Verse 16. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.