4 He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear the terror of night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only observe with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers,

And under his wings shalt thou trust:

His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness;

Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side,

And ten thousand at thy right hand;

But it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold

And see the reward of the wicked.

4 He will cover you with his feathers.

He will shelter you with his wings.

His faithful promises are your armor and protection.

5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,

nor the arrow that flies in the day.

6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,

nor the disaster that strikes at midday.

7 Though a thousand fall at your side,

though ten thousand are dying around you,

these evils will not touch you.

8 Just open your eyes,

and see how the wicked are punished.

4 He shall cover you with His feathers,

And under His wings you shall take refuge;

His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,

Nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,

Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

And ten thousand at your right hand;

But it shall not come near you.

8 Only with your eyes shall you look,

And see the reward of the wicked.

4 He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you can hide.

His truth will be your shield and protection.

5 You will not fear any danger by night

or an arrow during the day.

6 You will not be afraid of diseases that come in the dark

or sickness that strikes at noon.

7 At your side one thousand people may die,

or even ten thousand right beside you,

but you will not be hurt.

8 You will only watch

and see the wicked punished.

4 He will cover thee with his pinions,

And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:

His truth is a shield and a buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,

Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side,

And ten thousand at thy right hand;

But it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,

And see the reward of the wicked.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, for the arrow that flieth by day, 6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the wicked.

4 He will cover you with his feathers, 

and under his wings you will find refuge. 

His truth is your shield and armor. 

5 You do not need to fear 

terrors of the night, 

arrows that fly during the day, 

6 plagues that roam the dark, 

epidemics that strike at noon. 

7 They will not come near you, 

even though a thousand may fall dead beside you 

or ten thousand at your right side. 

8 You only have to look with your eyes 

to see the punishment of wicked people. 

4 He will cover you with His feathers;

you will take refuge under His wings.

His faithfulness will be a protective shield.

5 You will not fear the terror of the night,

the arrow that flies by day,

6 the plague that stalks in darkness,

or the pestilence that ravages at noon.

7 Though a thousand fall at your side

and ten thousand at your right hand,

the pestilence will not reach you.

8 You will only see it with your eyes

and witness the punishment of the wicked.

4 he will cover you with his pinions,

and under his wings you will find refuge;

his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

5 You will not fear the terror of the night,

or the arrow that flies by day,

6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

or the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only look with your eyes

and see the punishment of the wicked.

4 With his feathers he will cover you,

and under his wings you can take refuge.

His faithfulness will be a shield and a buckler.

5 You need not fear the terror of the night,

or the arrow that flies by day,

6 or the plague that spreads in the darkness,

or the destruction that devastates at noon.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

8 You will only look with your eyes,

and see the punishment of the wicked.

4 He will cover you with his wings.

Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety.

He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower.

5 You won’t have to be afraid of the terrors that come during the night.

You won’t have to fear the arrows that come at you during the day.

6 You won’t have to be afraid of the sickness that attacks in the darkness.

You won’t have to fear the plague that destroys at noon.

7 A thousand may fall dead at your side.

Ten thousand may fall near your right hand.

But no harm will come to you.

8 You will see with your own eyes

how God punishes sinful people.

4 He will cover you with His pinions,

And under His wings you may seek refuge;

His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

5 You will not be afraid of the terror by night,

Or of the arrow that flies by day;

6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

7 A thousand may fall at your side

And ten thousand at your right hand,

But it shall not approach you.

8 You will only look on with your eyes

And see the recompense of the wicked.