Psalms 91

1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

2 I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

4 He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

7 Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

8 You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.

9 Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—

Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;

10 no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.

11 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go.

12 They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

13 You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet.

14 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.