19 He will rescue you from six calamities;
no harm will touch you in seven.
20 In famine he will redeem you from death,
and in battle, from the power of the sword.(A)
21 You will be safe from slander[a]
and not fear destruction when it comes.(B)
22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger
and not fear the land’s wild creatures.
23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,
and the wild animals will be at peace with you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:21 Lit be hidden from the whip of the tongue

19 From six calamities he will rescue(A) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.(B)
20 In famine(C) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.(D)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,(E)
    and need not fear(F) when destruction comes.(G)
22 You will laugh(H) at destruction and famine,(I)
    and need not fear the wild animals.(J)
23 For you will have a covenant(K) with the stones(L) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.(M)

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