Psalms 91

1 The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,

2 He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him.

He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

3 For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.

For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

4 He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings.

With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler [is] His truth.

5 His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night,

Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

6 before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.

Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

7 A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you.

There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

8 So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of sinners.

But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

9 For you, O Lord, are my hope. You have set the Most High as your refuge.

(For Thou, O Jehovah, [art] my refuge, ) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

10 Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle.

Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

11 For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways.

For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

12 With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone.

On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

13 You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, and you will trample the lion and the dragon.

On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

14 Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name.

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

15 He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. I am with him in tribulation. I will rescue him, and I will glorify him.

He doth call Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

16 I will fill him with length of days. And I will reveal to him my salvation.

With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!