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18 For he wounds, but he binds up;(A)
    he strikes, but his hands give healing.
19 Out of six troubles he will deliver you,
    and at the seventh[a] no evil shall touch you.
20 In famine he will deliver you from death,
    and in war from the power of the sword;

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Footnotes

  1. 5:19 Six…the seventh: proverbial expression for any large number; cf. Prv 24:16; Lk 17:4.

18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;(A)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.(B)
19 From six calamities he will rescue(C) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(D)
20 In famine(E) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(F)

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