Psalms 91

1 Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, Habitually lodges in the shade of the Mighty,

2 He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him.

He is saying of YHWH, “My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,”

3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter.

For He delivers you from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

4 He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, and thou shalt trust under his wings: his truth shall cover thee with a shield.

He covers you over with His pinion, And under His wings you trust, His truth [is] a shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;

You are not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flies by day,

6 [nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

Of pestilence that walks in thick darkness, Of destruction that destroys at noon,

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

One thousand fall at your side, And a myriad at your right hand, [But] it does not come near to you.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou observe and see the reward of sinners.

But with your eyes you look, And you see the reward of the wicked,

9 For thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou, my soul, hast made the Most High thy refuge.

(For You, O YHWH, [are] my refuge), You made the Most High your habitation.

10 No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw nigh to thy dwelling.

Evil does not happen to you, And a plague does not come near your tent,

11 For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

For He charges His messengers for you, To keep you in all your ways,

12 They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

On the hands they bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: and thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon.

You tread on lion and cobra, You trample young lion and dragon.

14 For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him, because he has known my name.

Because he has delighted in Me, I also deliver him—I set him on high, Because he has known My Name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hearken to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

He calls Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and honor him.

16 I will satisfy him with length of days, and shew him my salvation.

I satisfy him with [the] length of [his] days, And I cause him to look on My salvation!