^5 (A)You will not fear ^(B)the terror of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,

^2 (A)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
^(B)when you walk through fire ^(C)you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.

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

^23 (A)Then you will walk on your way securely,
    ^(B)and your foot will not stumble.
^24 (C)If you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, ^(D)your sleep will be sweet.
^25 (E)Do not be afraid of sudden terror
    or of ^(F)the ruin^[a] of the wicked, when it comes,

⁷ He is not ^(A)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(B)heart is firm, ^(C)trusting in the Lord.

27 The Lord is my ^(A)light and my ^(B)salvation;
    ^(C)whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold^[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

28 ^(A)The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but ^(B)the righteous are bold as a lion.