You have given your loyal followers ¹  a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. ²  (Selah)

The descendants of his servants will inherit it, and those who are loyal to him ¹  will live in it. ² 

I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust –

He led them on a level road, ¹  that they might find a city in which to live.

Guarantee the welfare of your servant! ¹  Do not let the arrogant oppress me!

The one who puts up security for a stranger ¹  will surely have trouble, ²  but whoever avoids ³  shaking hands ⁴  will be secure.

The wealth ¹  of a rich person is like ²  a strong city, ³  and it is like a high wall in his imagination. ⁴ 

The fear of people ¹  becomes ²  a snare, ³  but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high. ⁴ 

One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

For this reason what they have made and stored up, they carry over the Stream of the Poplars.

My people will live in peaceful settlements, in secure homes, and in safe, quiet places. ¹ 

He pursues them and passes by unharmed; ¹  he advances with great speed. ² 

I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, ¹  and they will find safety in the Lord’s presence. ² 

and provide mounts for Paul to ride ¹  so that he may be brought safely to Felix ²  the governor.” ³ 

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, ¹  took ²  Paul and brought him to Antipatris ³  during the night.

After we had safely reached shore, ¹  we learned that the island was called Malta. ² 

When Lot ¹  hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters because the Lord had compassion on them. ²  They led them away and placed them ³  outside the city.

Indeed, ¹  your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, ‘If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’

When I send a boy after them, I will say, “Go and find the arrows.” If I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; ¹  get them,’ then come back. For as surely as the Lord lives, you will be safe and there will no problem.

Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody – each one – against everyone else.