Psalms 91

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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