Whatever is done, our heavenly Father's will is done and we have no reason to fear. Wisdom shall keep them from being afraid without cause, and faith shall keep them from being unduly afraid. Great security is promised to believers in the midst of danger. The spiritual life is protected by Divine grace from the temptations of Satan, which are as the snares of the fowler, and from the contagion of sin, which is a noisome pestilence. And those who have found the comfort of making the Lord their refuge, cannot but desire that others may do so.
(9-16)ġ-8 He that by faith chooses God for his protector, shall find all in him that he needs or can desire. The safety of those who have God for their refuge. 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Ģ I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God in him will I trust.ģ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.Ĥ He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.ĥ Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day Ħ Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.ħ A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee.Ĩ Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.ĩ Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation ġ0 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.ġ1 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.ġ2 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.ġ3 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.ġ4 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.ġ5 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him, and honour him.ġ6 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.