Hebrew
יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן, בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי
יִתְלוֹנָן: אֹמַר לַייָ מַחְסִי
וּמְצוּדָתִי, אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח בּוֹ:
כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ,
מִדֶּבֶר הַוּוֹת: בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ יָסֶךְ
לָךְ, וְתַחַת כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה, צִנָּה
וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּוֹ:
לֹא תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה,
מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם: מִדֶּבֶר
בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ, מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד
צָהֳרָיִם: יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף
וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ, אֵלֶיךָ לֹא
יִגָּשׁ: רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט,
וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה:
כִּי אַתָּה יְיָ מַחְסִי, עֶלְיוֹן
שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶךָ: לֹא תְאֻנֶּה
אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה, וְנֶגַע לֹא יִקְרַב
בְּאָהֳלֶךָ: כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה
לָּךְ, לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל דְּרָכֶיךָ: עַל
כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ, פֶּן תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן
רַגְלֶךָ: עַל שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ,
תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין:
כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ,
אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּי יָדַע שְׁמִי: יִקְרָאֵנִי
וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ, עִמּוֹ אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה,
אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ: אֹרֶךְ יָמִים
אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ, וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי:
Sephardi
yoshev beseter elyon, b'tzel Shaddai
yitlonan: omar la-adonai machsi
umetzudati, Elohai evtach bo:
ki hu yatzilcha mipach yakush,
midever havot: b'evrato yasech
lach, v'tachat k'nafav techese, tzinah
v'socherah amito:
lo tira mipachad lailah,
mechetz ya'uf yomam: midever
ba'ofel yahaloch, miketev yashud
tzohorayim: yipol mitzidcha elef
urvavah miminecha, eilecha lo
yigash: rak b'einecha tabbit,
v'shilumat resha'im tir'eh:
ki atah Adonai machsi, elyon
samta me'onekha: lo te'uneh
eilecha ra'ah, v'nega lo yikrav
b'oholecha: ki mal'achav yetzaveh
lach, lishmorcha bechol derachecha: al
kapayim yisa'uncha, pen tigof ba'even
raglekha: al shachal vafeten tidroch,
tirmos k'fir v'tanin:
ki vi chashak va'afalteihu,
asagveihu ki yada shemi: yikra'eni
ve'eneihu, imo anochi vetzarah,
achaltzeihu va'achabdeihu: orech yamim
asbi'eihu, v'ar'eihu bishu'ati:
English
To any person <b>who lives in the shelter of God above</b>—who learns the secrets of the Torah and is <b>protected in the shadow of the Almighty</b>—<b>I say</b> the following <b>about the Lord, Who protects me and strengthens me,</b> about <b>my God, in Whom I trust: He will save you from</b> being <b>caught in traps and from destructive plagues. He will cover you</b> and protect You <b>with His wings, and you will take shelter under His wings.</b> The <b>truth</b> of God's promise—that He will take care of you—will protect you like a <b>shield and armor.</b> If you trust in Him, <b>you will not be afraid of the terror of the night.</b> You will not be afraid <b>of an arrow flying during the day.</b> You will not be afraid <b>of a plague that goes around in the darkness</b> of night, nor of <b>a plague that goes around</b> in the <b>afternoon.</b> Even if plagues cause <b>a thousand</b> people <b>on your left side</b> and <b>ten thousand on your right side</b> to fall down and die, <b>it will not reach you. Just look with your eyes,</b> and you will see that the <b>wicked people</b> are being <b>punished.</b> This will happen <b>because</b> you said, <b>"You, Lord, are my shelter," and you made</b> God, the <b>Most High,</b> as <b>your shelter. Nothing bad will happen to you, and no plague will come near your tent, because God will command His angels on your behalf to guard you in all your ways.</b> The angels will <b>carry you in their hands, lest you hurt your foot on a rock. You will step on lions and snakes;</b> you will <b>trample on young lions and snakes</b> without being hurt. God says, "<b>I will save</b> a person because he <b>wants Me,</b> and <b>I will strengthen him</b> because he <b>knows My great name</b> and fears Me. When he <b>calls out to Me, I will save him. I am together with him in times of trouble. I will deliver him from his troubles and honor him.</b> I will satisfy <b>him</b> by giving him <b>long life, and I will show him My salvation.</b>"