Psalms 91

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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