² The Lord protects them and keeps them alive;
    they are called happy in the land.
    You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.^(A)

²¹ No harm happens to the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.^(A)

²⁰ The Lord watches over all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.^(A)

¹⁹ He will deliver you from six troubles;
    in seven no harm shall touch you.^(A)
20 In famine he will redeem you from death
    and in war from the power of the sword.^(B)
21 You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue
    and shall not fear destruction when it comes.^(C)
22 At destruction and famine you shall laugh
    and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth.^(D)
23 For you shall be in league with the stones of the field,
    and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.^(E)
24 You shall know that your tent is safe;
    you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.^(F)
25 You shall know that your descendants will be many
    and your offspring like the grass of the earth.^(G)
26 You shall come to your grave in ripe old age,
    as a shock of grain comes up to the threshing floor in its season.^(H)
27 See, we have searched this out; it is true.
    Hear, and know it for yourself.”