- Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
- I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one.
- But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah - Do not, O Lord, withhold
your mercy from me;
let your steadfast love and your faithfulness
keep me safe forever. - The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore. - With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me? - But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. - Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land,
who do his commands;
seek righteousness, seek humility;
perhaps you may be hidden
on the day of the Lord's wrath. - Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
- You shall worship the Lord your God, and I will bless your bread and your water; and I will take sickness away from among you.
- The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him. - Even though I walk through the darkest valley,
I fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff—
they comfort me. - Guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones. - The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. - He will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. - Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds —
his name is the Lord—
be exultant before him.
Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation. - Because I delivered the poor who cried,
and the orphan who had no helper.
The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - The Lord loves those who hate evil;
he guards the lives of his faithful;
he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. - Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. - The fear of others lays a snare,
but one who trusts in the Lord is secure. - In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me. - This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. - Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin. - This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?Guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.Next verse!With image