Psalms 91

Psalms 91

¹He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress;

my God, in whom I trust.”

³For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler,

and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴He will cover you with his feathers.

Under his wings you will take refuge.

His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

⁵You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,

nor of the arrow that flies by day;

⁶nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,

nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

⁷A thousand may fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand;

but it will not come near you.

⁸You will only look with your eyes,

and see the recompense of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made Yahweh your refuge,

and the Most High your dwelling place,

¹⁰no evil shall happen to you,

neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

¹¹For he will put his angels in charge of you,

to guard you in all your ways.

¹²They will bear you up in their hands,

so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

¹³You will tread on the lion and cobra.

You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

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.

¹⁵He will call on me, and I will answer him.

I will be with him in trouble.

I will deliver him, and honor him.

¹⁶I will satisfy him with long life,

and show him my salvation.”