Psalms 91

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

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

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

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

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

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

5 You are not afraid of fear by night, Of 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 Of pestilence that walks in thick darkness, Of destruction 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 One thousand fall at your side, And a myriad at your right hand, [But] it does not come near to 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 But with your eyes you look, And you see the reward of the wicked,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 On the hands they bear you up, Lest you 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 tread on lion and cobra, You trample young lion and dragon.

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

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 He calls Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I 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 I satisfy him with [the] length of [his] days, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

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