Psalmorum 91

1 laus cantici David qui habitat in adiutorio Altissimi in protectione Dei caeli commorabitur

Those who live under the protection of God Almighty, will be able to rest [safely] under his care.

2 dicet Domino susceptor meus es tu et refugium meum Deus meus sperabo in eum

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.”

3 quoniam ipse liberabit me de laqueo venantium et a verbo aspero

Yahweh will rescue you from all hidden traps and save you from deadly diseases.

4 in scapulis suis obumbrabit te et sub pinnis eius sperabis

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.

5 scuto circumdabit te veritas eius non timebis a timore nocturno

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.

6 a sagitta volante in die a negotio perambulante in tenebris ab incursu et daemonio meridiano

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.

7 cadent a latere tuo mille et decem milia a dextris tuis ad te autem non adpropinquabit

Even if 1,000 people fall [dead] alongside you, even if 10,000 [people are dying] around you, you will not be harmed.

8 verumtamen oculis tuis considerabis et retributionem peccatorum videbis

Look and see that (wicked people are being punished/God is punishing wicked people)!

9 quoniam tu Domine spes mea Altissimum posuisti refugium tuum

If you allow Yahweh to protect you, if you trust God Almighty to (shelter/take care of) you,

10 non accedent ad te mala et flagellum non adpropinquabit tabernaculo tuo

nothing evil will happen to you; no plague will come near your house,

11 quoniam angelis suis mandabit de te ut custodiant te in omnibus viis tuis

because Yahweh will command his angels to protect you wherever you go.

12 in manibus portabunt te ne forte offendas ad lapidem pedem tuum

They will hold you up with their hands, with the result that you will not hurt your foot on a big stone.

13 super aspidem et basiliscum ambulabis et conculcabis leonem et draconem

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!]

14 quoniam in me speravit et liberabo eum protegam eum quia cognovit nomen meum

[Yahweh says], “I will rescue those who love me, I will protect them because they (acknowledge that I am Yahweh/know me).

15 clamabit ad me et exaudiam eum cum ipso sum in tribulatione eripiam eum et clarificabo eum

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.

16 longitudine dierum replebo eum et ostendam illi salutare meum

I will reward them by enabling them to live a long time, and I will save them.”