²⁰ In the shelter of your presence you hide them
    from human plots;
you hold them safe under your shelter
    from contentious tongues.^(A)

⁷ You are a hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from trouble;
    you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah^(A)

¹ You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,^[a](A)
2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
    my God, in whom I trust.”^(B)
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the hunter
    and from the deadly pestilence;^(C)
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and defense.^(D)

²¹ You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue
    and shall not fear destruction when it comes.^(A)

⁵ The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread a net,^[a]
    along the road they have set snares for me. Selah^(A)

³ They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
    and under their lips is the venom of vipers. Selah^(A)