Psalms 91
1 Those who live under the protection of God Almighty, will be able to rest [safely] under his care.
He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, Habitually lodges in the shade of the Mighty,
2 I will declare to Yahweh, “You protect me; [you are like] a fort [MET] in which I am safe. You are my God, the one in whom I trust.”
He is saying of YHWH, “My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,”
3 Yahweh will rescue you from all hidden traps and save you from deadly diseases.
For He delivers you from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.
4 He will shield/protect you [like a bird shields/protects its chicks] [MET] with/under her wings. You will be safe (in his care/because he takes care of you). His faithfully doing what he has promised is like a shield [MET] that will protect you.
He covers you over with His pinion, And under His wings you trust, His truth [is] a shield and buckler.
5 You will not be afraid of things that happen during the night that could (terrorize you/cause you to be very afraid), or of arrows that [your enemies will shoot at you] during the day.
You are not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flies by day,
6 You will not be afraid of (plagues/widespread sicknesses) that demons cause when they attack people at night, or of other [evil forces] that kill people at midday.
Of pestilence that walks in thick darkness, Of destruction that destroys at noon,
7 Even if 1,000 people fall [dead] alongside you, even if 10,000 [people are dying] around you, you will not be harmed.
One thousand fall at your side, And a myriad at your right hand, [But] it does not come near to you.
8 Look and see that (wicked people are being punished/God is punishing wicked people)!
But with your eyes you look, And you see the reward of the wicked,
9 If you allow Yahweh to protect you, if you trust God Almighty to (shelter/take care of) you,
(For You, O YHWH, [are] my refuge), You made the Most High your habitation.
10 nothing evil will happen to you; no plague will come near your house,
Evil does not happen to you, And a plague does not come near your tent,
11 because Yahweh will command his angels to protect you wherever you go.
For He charges His messengers for you, To keep you in all your ways,
12 They will hold you up with their hands, with the result that you will not hurt your foot on a big stone.
On the hands they bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will be [kept safe from being harmed by your enemies] [MET]; [it will be as though] you are stepping on lions and poisonous snakes [without them harming you!]
You tread on lion and cobra, You trample young lion and dragon.
14 [Yahweh says], “I will rescue those who love me, I will protect them because they (acknowledge that I am Yahweh/know me).
Because he has delighted in Me, I also deliver him—I set him on high, Because he has known My Name.
15 When they call out to me, I will answer them. I will help them when they are experiencing trouble; I will rescue them and honor them.
He calls Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and honor him.
16 I will reward them by enabling them to live a long time, and I will save them.”
I satisfy him with [the] length of [his] days, And I cause him to look on My salvation!
