"God's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray." ~Psalm 34:7, MSG
"The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them." ~Psalm 34:7, NIV
Angels are generally messengers, but not all angels of the Lord come to deliver messages. In this verse of a lovely Psalm, it says we have... *drumroll please* Guardian angels. Now they probably aren't the size of your fist and they don't sit on your shoulder, rather they provide support and do God's bidding. According to the Message's translation, this guardian angel has orders to protect you while you pray.
A little more traditionally, according to the NIV, the angel sets up camp and intimidates off the baddies. But he (she? it? how about xir? I guess "the angel" works too...) only sets up camp around those who fear God, who love God, who believe God will save them. Fortunately for us, in the NIV understanding of things, it says that God delivers us.
We'll be saved one way or another as long as we keep on trusting in God to protect us.
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