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 sitteth under the secret protection of the Most High, shall rest under 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 of the Lord, who is my refuge and my stronghold, my God, in whom I ever trust,

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

That he will surely deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the pestilence of destruction.

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

With his pinions will he cover thee, and under his wings shalt thou find shelter: shield and buckler is his truth.

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

Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night; nor of the arrow that flieth by day;

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

Nor of the pestilence that stalketh in darkness; nor of the deadly disease that wasteth at noonday.

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

There shall fall at thy side a thousand, and ten thousand at thy right hand; unto thee [however] shall it not come nigh.

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

Only with thy eyes shalt thou behold it, and see the recompense of the wicked.

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

Because thou hast [said], The Lord is my protection, the Most High hast thou made thy refuge:

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

No evil shall befall thee, nor shall any plague come nigh unto thy tent.

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

For his angels will he give charge concerning thee, to guard thee on all thy ways.

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

Upon [their] hands shall they bear thee, that thou mayest not dash against a stone thy foot.

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

Upon the fierce lion and asp shalt thou tread: thou shalt trample under foot 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 hath fixed his desire upon me, therefore will I release him: I will set him on high, because he knoweth my name.

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

He will call on me, and I will answer him: with him will I be in distress; I will deliver him, and grant him honor.

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

With length of days will I satisfy him, and I will let him see my salvation.