Psalms 91

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

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.

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

He shall say to the Lord, You are my helper 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 shall deliver you from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter.

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

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

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

You shall not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;

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

[nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

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

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

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

Only with your eyes shall you observe and see the reward 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, my soul, have made the Most High your refuge.

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

No evils shall come upon you, and no scourge shall draw near to your dwelling.

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

For he shall give his angels charge concerning you, to keep you in all your ways.

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

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

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

You shall tread on the asp and basilisk: and you shall trample on the lion and dragon.

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

For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver 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 shall call upon me, and I will listen to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

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

I will satisfy him with length of days, and show him my salvation.