God ¹  may let them rest in a feeling of security, ²  but he is constantly watching ³  all their ways. ⁴ 

It laughs at fear and is not dismayed; it does not shy away from the sword.

Please be willing, O Lord, to rescue me! O Lord, hurry and help me! ¹ 

Surely ¹  you put them in slippery places; you bring them down ²  to ruin.

They worshiped ¹  their idols, which became a snare to them. ² 

You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word.

The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

Discretion ¹  will protect you, ²  understanding will guard you,

You will not be afraid ¹  of sudden ²  disaster, ³  or when destruction overtakes ⁴  the wicked; ⁵ 

Treasures gained by wickedness ¹  do not profit, but righteousness ²  delivers from mortal danger. ³ 

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, ¹  but righteousness delivers from mortal danger. ² 

The righteous person is delivered ¹  out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. ² 

“How long must I see the enemy’s battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?” ¹ 

“Escape, Zion, you who live among the Babylonians!” ¹ 

Naomi then said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “It is good, my daughter, that you should go out to work with his female servants. ¹  That way you will not be harmed, which could happen in another field.” ² 

The men of Israel realized they had a problem because their army was hard pressed. So the army hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, strongholds, ¹  and cisterns.

By David. The Lord delivers and vindicates me! ²  I fear no one! ³  The Lord protects my life! I am afraid of no one! ⁴ 

For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be “strengthened” ¹  to eat food offered to idols?

The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; ¹  Naphtali charged on to the battlefields. ² 

The Lord said to him, “You are safe! ¹  Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”