17AND LET IT BE [THE] KINDNESS OF [THE] LORD GOD OUR TOWARDS US AND [THE] WORK OF HANDS OUR ESTABLISH! ON US AND [THE] WORK OF HANDS OUR ESTABLISH IT 17May the favor*NoteCloseOr beauty of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— yes, establish the work of our hands!
1[ONE WHO] DWELLS IN [THE] SHELTER OF [THE] MOST HIGH IN [THE] SHADOW OF [THE] ALMIGHTY HE WILL LODGE You Are My Refuge and My Fortress 1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.*NoteCloseHebrew Shaddai
2I WILL SAY OF YAHWEH REFUGE MY AND STRONGHOLD MY GOD MY [WHOM] I TRUST IN HIM 2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust
3FOR HE HE WILL DELIVER YOU FROM [THE] SNARE OF A FOWLER FROM A PLAGUE OF DESTRUCTION<S> 3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
4WITH PINION HIS HE WILL COVER <TO> YOU AND UNDER WINGS HIS YOU WILL TAKE REFUGE [IS] A SHIELD AND A WALL FAITHFULNESS HIS 4He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
5NOT YOU WILL BE AFRAID FROM [THE] DREAD OF NIGHT FROM AN ARROW [WHICH] IT WILL FLY BY DAY 5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6FROM A PLAGUE [WHICH] IN THE DARKNESS IT WILL WALK FROM DESTRUCTION [WHICH] IT WILL DEVASTATE NOON<S> 6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
7IT WILL FALL FROM SIDE YOUR A THOUSAND AND TEN THOUSAND FROM RIGHT [HAND] YOUR TO YOU NOT IT WILL DRAW NEAR 7Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
8ONLY WITH OWN EYES YOUR YOU WILL LOOK AND [THE] RETRIBUTION OF WICKED [PEOPLE] YOU WILL SEE 8You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.
9FOR YOU YAHWEH REFUGE MY [THE] MOST HIGH YOU HAVE MADE DWELLING PLACE YOUR 9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
10NOT IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU HARM AND PLAGUE NOT IT WILL DRAW NEAR IN TENT YOUR 10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
11FOR ANGELS HIS HE WILL COMMAND TO YOU TO GUARD YOU IN ALL WAYS YOUR 11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
12ON HANDS THEY WILL LIFT UP YOU LEST YOU SHOULD STRIKE ON <THE> STONE FOOT YOUR 12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 4:6 and Luke 4:10–11
13ON A LION AND A COBRA YOU WILL TREAD YOU WILL TRAMPLE A YOUNG LION AND A SERPENT 13You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
14FOR <IN> ME HE LOVES AND I WILL DELIVER HIM I WILL SET ON HIGH HIM FOR HE KNOWS NAME MY 14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
15HE WILL CALL OUT TO ME AND I WILL ANSWER HIM [WILL BE] WITH HIM I IN TROUBLE I WILL RESCUE HIM AND I WILL HONOR HIM 15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
16LENGTH OF DAYS I WILL SATISFY HIM AND I WILL LET LOOK HIM ON SALVATION MY 16With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”