< Psalms 91 >
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of Shaddai.
Orang yang berlindung pada Yang Mahatinggi, dan tinggal dalam naungan Yang Mahakuasa,
2 I will say of YHWH, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."
boleh berkata kepada TUHAN, "Engkaulah pembela dan pelindungku, Allahku, pada-Mulah aku percaya."
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
Ia akan melepaskan engkau dari bahaya tersembunyi, dan dari penyakit yang membawa maut.
4 He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His truth is an encompassing shield.
Ia akan menudungi engkau dengan sayap-Nya, sehingga engkau aman dalam naungan-Nya; kesetiaan-Nya seperti perisai yang melindungi engkau.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
Engkau tak usah takut akan bahaya di waktu malam, atau serangan mendadak di waktu siang;
6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
akan bencana yang datang di waktu gelap, atau kehancuran yang menimpa di tengah hari.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
Biar seribu orang tewas di sisimu, dan sepuluh ribu di sebelah kananmu, tetapi engkau sendiri tak akan cedera.
8 You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
Bila engkau memandang di sekelilingmu, engkau melihat orang jahat kena pembalasan.
9 Because you have made YHWH, my refuge, the Most High, your dwelling place,
Sebab engkau menjadikan TUHAN pembelamu, Yang Mahatinggi kaujadikan pelindungmu.
10 no evil shall overtake you; no plague shall come near your dwelling.
Maka engkau tak akan kena bencana, rumahmu tak akan kena ditimpa malapetaka.
11 For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
Allah menyuruh malaikat-Nya menjagai engkau, untuk melindungi engkau ke mana saja engkau pergi.
12 In their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Mereka akan mengangkat engkau di telapak tangannya, supaya kakimu jangan tersandung pada batu.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the viper. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
Engkau akan melangkahi ular dan singa, menginjak singa muda dan ular berbisa.
14 "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
Kata TUHAN, "Orang yang mencintai Aku akan Kuselamatkan, yang mengakui Aku akan Kulindungi.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
Kalau ia berseru kepada-Ku, Aku akan menjawabnya. Di waktu kesesakan, Aku akan menolong dia; dia akan Kuluputkan dan Kuberi kehormatan.
16 I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation."
Dia akan Kupuaskan dengan umur panjang, dan Kuselamatkan."