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A friend shared this (Joe) and so I took some liberties (making it first person) and posted it here. A good word for all of us in these days.
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When I dwell in the shelter of the Most High, I will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my Elohai (G-d), in Whom I trust.”
For He will deliver me from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover me with his pinions, and under His wings I will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and buckler. I will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
A thousand may fall at my side, ten thousand at my right hand, but it (the terror, arrows, pestilence, darkness, or destruction) will not come near me. I will only look with my eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
Because I have made the Lord my dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—no evil shall be allowed to befall me, no plague come near my tent.
For He will command His angels concerning me to guard me in all my ways. On their (the angels’) hands they will bear me up, lest I strike my foot against a stone. I will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent I will trample underfoot.
“Because I hold fast to God in love, God will deliver me; He will protect me, because I know His name. When I call to Him, He will answer me; God will be with me in trouble; God will rescue me and honor me (because I held onto Him). With long life God will satisfy me and show me His salvation.”
