1He who dwellsיֹ֭שֵׁבYo.shevH3427in the shelterבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of the Most Highעֶלְי֑וֹןel.YonH5945will abideיִתְלוֹנָֽן׃yit.lo.NanH3885in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of the Almightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706.
2I will sayאֹמַ֗ר'o.MarH559to the LORDלַֽ֭יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068, “You aremy refugeמַחְסִ֣יmach.SiH4268and my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֑יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,in whom I trustאֶבְטַח־'ev.tach-H982.”
3Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931will deliver youיַ֭צִּֽילְךָYa.tzi.le.khaH5337from the snareמִפַּ֥חmi.PachH6341of the fowlerיָק֗וּשׁya.KushH3353,and from the deadlyהַוּֽוֹת׃ha.VotH1942plagueמִדֶּ֥בֶרmi.De.verH1698.
4He will coverיָ֣סֶךְYa.sekhH5526youwith His feathersבְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ׀be.'ev.ra.ToH84;underוְתַֽחַת־ve.ta.chat-H8478His wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.FavH3671you will find refugeתֶּחְסֶ֑הtech.SehH2620;His faithfulnessאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃'a.mi.ToH571is a shieldצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793and rampartוְֽסֹחֵרָ֣הve.so.che.RahH5507.
5You will notלֹא־lo'-H3808fearתִ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372the terrorמִפַּ֣חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,nor the arrowמֵ֝חֵ֗ץme.ChetzH2671that fliesיָע֥וּףya.'UfH5774by dayיוֹמָֽם׃yo.MamH3119,
6northe pestilenceמִ֭דֶּבֶרMi.de.verH1698that stalksיַהֲלֹ֑ךְya.ha.LokhH1980in the darknessבָּאֹ֣פֶלba.'O.felH652, northe calamityמִ֝קֶּ֗טֶבmi.Ke.tevH6986that destroysיָשׁ֥וּדya.ShudH7736at noonצָהֳרָֽיִם׃tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672.
7Though a thousandאֶ֗לֶף'E.lefH505may fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307at your sideמִצִּדְּךָ֨׀mi.tzi.de.KhaH6654,and ten thousandוּרְבָבָ֥הu.re.va.VahH7233at your right handמִימִינֶ֑ךָmi.mi.Ne.khaH3225,noלֹ֣אlo'H3808harmwill come nearאֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413youיִגָּֽשׁ׃yi.GashH5066.
8You will onlyרַ֭קrakH7535see itתַבִּ֑יטta.BitH5027with your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֣יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869and witnessתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the punishmentוְשִׁלֻּמַ֖תve.shi.lu.MatH8011of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
9Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859have madeשַׂ֣מְתָּSam.taH7760the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your dwellingמְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃me.'o.Ne.khaH4583—my refugeמַחְסִ֑יmach.SiH4268,the Most Highעֶ֝לְי֗וֹןel.YonH5945—
11Forכִּ֣יkiH3588He will commandיְצַוֶּה־ye.tza.veh-H6680His angelsמַ֭לְאָכָיוMal.'a.khavH4397concerning youto guard youלִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗lish.ma.re.khaH8104in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
12They will lift you upיִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָyi.sa.'U.ne.khaH5375inעַל־'al-H5921their handsכַּפַּ֥יִםka.Pa.yimH3709,so that you will notפֶּן־pen-H6435strikeתִּגֹּ֖ףti.GofH5062your footרַגְלֶֽךָ׃rag.Le.khaH7272against a stoneבָּאֶ֣בֶןba.'E.venH68.
13You will treadתִּדְרֹ֑ךְtid.RokhH1869onעַל־'al-H5921the lionשַׁ֣חַלSha.chalH7826and cobraוָפֶ֣תֶןva.Fe.tenH6620;you will trampleתִּרְמֹ֖סtir.MosH7429the young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715and serpentוְתַנִּֽין׃ve.ta.NinH8577.
14“Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he lovesחָ֭שַׁקCha.shakH2836Me,I will deliver himוַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּva.'a.fa.le.Te.huH6403;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045My nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034,I will protect himאֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗הוּ'a.sa.ge.Ve.huH7682.
15When he calls out to Meיִקְרָאֵ֨נִי׀yik.ra.'E.niH7121,I will answer himוְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּve.'e.'e.Ne.huH6030;Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595will be with himעִמּֽוֹ־'i.mov-H5973in troubleבְצָרָ֑הve.tza.RahH6869.I will deliver himאֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּ'a.cha.le.Tze.huH2502and honor himוַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃Va.'a.kha.be.De.huH3513.
16With longאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753lifeיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117I will satisfy himאַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ'as.bi.'E.huH7646and show himוְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּve.'ar.'E.huH7200My salvationבִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃Bi.shu.'a.TiH3444.”
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