You are my refuge and my fortress
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The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.(a)
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He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.
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For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.
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He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings.
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His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,
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before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.
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A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you.
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So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of sinners.
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For you, O Lord, are my hope. You have set the Most High as your refuge.
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Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.
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For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.
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With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.
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You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, and you will trample the lion and the dragon.(b)
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Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name.
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He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. I am with him in tribulation. I will rescue him, and I will glorify him.
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I will fill him with length of days. And I will reveal to him my salvation.
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