1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
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.
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.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Visuaugstā paspārnē
1 Kas mājo Visuaugstā paspārnē
un apmeties Visuvarenā ēnā,
2 saka Kungam:
mans patvērum un mans cietoksni,
mans Dievs, uz ko es paļaujos!
3 Viņš glābs tevi no putnu ķērāja cilpas,
no mēra posta,
4 ar savu spārnu galiem viņš apklās tevi,
un zem viņa spārniem tu patversies,
kā vairogs tevi sargās viņa patiesība.
5 Nebaidies no nakts šausmām,
ne bultas, kas lido dienā,
6 ne mēra, kas tumsā staigā,
ne sērgas, kas uzbrūk dienvidū!
7 Lai krīt tūkstotis tev blakus
un desmit tūkstoši pa labi no tevis,
bet tevi tas neskars –
8 tik acīm tu raudzīsies,
kā ļaundariem atmaksāts, to tu ieraudzīsi!
9 Tiešām tu, Kungs, esi mans patvērums!
Tev, kas izrauga Visuaugsto par savu mājokli,
10 tev negadīsies nekas ļauns,
nedz tuvosies sērga tavai teltij,
11 jo viņš saviem vēstnešiem pavēlēs par tevi –
sargāt tevi visos tavos ceļos!
12 Savās plaukstās tie tevi pacels,
lai nepiesitas pie akmens tev kāja!
13 Uz lauvām un odzēm tu mīsi,
tu sabradāsi jaunos lauvas un čūskas!
14 Viņš pieķēries man, un es paglābšu viņu,
es pasargāšu viņu, jo viņš zina manu vārdu,
15 viņš sauc mani, un es viņam atbildēšu,
ar viņu es posta brīdī,
es izglābšu viņu un celšu godā,
16 es došu viņam ilgu mūžu
un rādīšu viņam savu pestīšanu!
