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, You are 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 you 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 you with his shoulders, and you shall trust under his wings: his truth shall cover you with a shield.

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

5 You shall 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 your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.

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

8 Only with your eyes shall you observe and see the reward of sinners.

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

9 For you, O Lord, are my hope: you, my soul, have made the Most High your refuge.

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

10 No evils shall come upon you, and no scourge shall draw near to your 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 you, to keep you in all your ways.

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

12 They shall bear you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

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

13 You shall tread on the asp and basilisk: and you shall 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 listen 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 show him my salvation.

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