Psalms 91

1 O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, and abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;

Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

2 I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust,

Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

3 That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

4 He will cover thee with His pinions, and under His wings shalt thou take refuge; His truth is a shield and a buckler.

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flieth by day;

You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,

6 Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

7 A thousand may fall at Thy side, and ten thousand at Thy right hand; it shall not come nigh thee.

You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the recompense of the wicked.

Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.

9 For thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation.

Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.

11 For He will give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go.

12 They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.

You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet.

14 'Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.

When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make him free from danger and give him honour.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and make Him to behold My salvation.'

With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.