² I will say^[a] concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust:^(B)
3 He himself will rescue you from the bird trap,^(C)
from the destructive plague.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers;
you will take refuge under his wings.^(D)
His faithfulness will be a protective shield.^(E)
5 You will not fear the terror of the night,
the arrow that flies by day,^(F)
6 the plague that stalks in darkness,
or the pestilence that ravages at noon.^(G)
7 Though a thousand fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
the pestilence will not reach you.^(H)
8 You will only see it with your eyes
and witness the punishment of the wicked.^(I)

⁹ Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,^(J)
the Most High—your dwelling place,^(K)
10 no harm will come to you;
no plague will come near your tent.^(L)
11 For he will give his angels orders concerning you,
to protect you in all your ways.^(M)
12 They will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.^(N)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the young lion and the serpent.^(O)

¹⁴ Because he has his heart set on me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows my name.^(P)
15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.^(Q)
16 I will satisfy him with a long life^(R)
and show him my salvation.^(S)

³ A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(A)

⁴ Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.^(B)

⁴ Raise your eyes and look around:
they all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.^(D)
5 Then you will see and be radiant,^(E)
and your heart will tremble and rejoice,^[b]
because the riches of the sea will become yours
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.^(F)
6 Caravans of camels will cover your land^[c]—
young camels of Midian and Ephah—
all of them will come from Sheba.^(G)
They will carry gold and frankincense^(H)
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
⁷ All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you^(I)
and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice.^(J)
I will glorify my beautiful house.^(K)

⁸ Who are these who fly like a cloud,
like doves to their shelters?^(L)
9 Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me^(M)
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,^(N)
to bring your children from far away,^(O)
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,^(P)
who has glorified you.^(Q)

¹⁰ Foreigners will rebuild your walls,^(R)
and their kings will serve you.^(S)
Although I struck you in my wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.^(T)
11 Your city gates will always be open;
they will never be shut day or night
so that the wealth of the nations
may be brought into you,^(U)
with their kings being led in procession.
¹² For the nation and the kingdom
that will not serve you will perish;
those nations will be annihilated.^(V)
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you^(W)—
its pine, elm, and cypress together^(X)—
to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
and I will glorify my dwelling place.^[d]
14 The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you;^(Y)
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet.^(Z)
They will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.^(AA)
15 Instead of your being deserted and hated,
with no one passing through,^(AB)
I will make you an object of eternal pride,^(AC)
a joy from age to age.
¹⁶ You will nurse on the milk of nations,
and nurse at the breast of kings;^(AD)
you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior^(AE)
and Redeemer,^(AF) the Mighty One of Jacob.^(AG)
17 I will bring gold instead of bronze;
I will bring silver instead of iron,
bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones.
I will appoint peace as your government
and righteousness as your overseers.
¹⁸ Violence will never again be heard of in your land;^(AH)
devastation and destruction
will be gone from your borders.
You will call your walls Salvation^(AI)
and your city gates Praise.
¹⁹ The sun will no longer be your light by day,
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.
The Lord will be your everlasting light,^(AJ)
and your God will be your splendor.
²⁰ Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not fade;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will be over.^(AK)
21 All your people will be righteous;^(AL)
they will possess the land forever;^(AM)
they are the branch I planted,
the work of my^[e] hands,
so that I may be glorified.^(AN)
22 The least will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
I will accomplish it quickly in its time.