Safety
The Lord is your protection. ~ Psalm 91:9 (NCV)
(Jesus prays,) “Father, I don’t ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one.” ~ John 17:15 (CEV)
God, Jesus always knows what to pray for. And what he prays for always works out. Thank you for protecting us from the devil. If it were not for your protection we'd be lost. Sometimes I wander off and get temporarily lost. But that's of my own doing. So, I trust you to return me to the safety of your compound -- the protected place close to you. I know that nothing can truly hurt me there. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
