Psalms 91

1 He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3 For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.

4 With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler [is] His truth.

He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

5 Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

7 There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

8 But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked.

9 (For Thou, O Jehovah, [art] my refuge, ) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—

10 Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.

11 For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

12 On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

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

“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.

15 He doth call Me, and I answer him, I [am] with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”