He Will Protect You

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Psalm 91 (NIV)

Psalm 91

¹ He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.^a

² I will say^b of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

³ Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare

and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

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 observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ If you make the Most High your dwelling—

even the Lord, who is my refuge—

¹⁰ then no harm will befall you,

no disaster will come near your tent.

¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways;

¹² they will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

¹³ You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

¹⁴ “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;

I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

¹⁵ He will call upon me, and I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble,

I will deliver him and honor him.

¹⁶ With long life will I satisfy him

and show him my salvation.”

^a Hebrew Shaddai

^b Or He says

The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984

It's just beautiful. And the most beautiful is v14 spoken in first person by God.

"Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name."

I'm safe in God's hands.

Peace Out,
Carl