⁷ For you are my hiding place;
    you protect me from trouble.
    You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude

⁵ For he will conceal me there when troubles come;
    he will hide me in his sanctuary.
    He will place me out of reach on a high rock.

⁷     How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
    in the shadow of your wings.

⁸ Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.^[a]
    Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

²⁰ You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
    safe from those who conspire against them.
You shelter them in your presence,
    far from accusing tongues.

⁴ But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord,
    a tower of refuge to the needy in distress.
You are a refuge from the storm
    and a shelter from the heat.
For the oppressive acts of ruthless people
    are like a storm beating against a wall,

³     for you are my safe refuge,
    a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.
⁴ Let me live forever in your sanctuary,
    safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude

⁵ The Lord himself watches over you!
    The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.