⁴ You have been a refuge^(A) for the poor,^(B)
    a refuge for the needy^(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm^(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless^(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

¹ God is our refuge^(A) and strength,^(B)
    an ever-present^(C) help^(D) in trouble.^(E)

¹ Lord, you have been our dwelling place^(A)
    throughout all generations.
² Before the mountains were born^(B)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting^(C) you are God.^(D)

¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter^(A) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow^(B) of the Almighty.^[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge^(C) and my fortress,^(D)
    my God, in whom I trust.”