Psalms 91

¹Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

²Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.

³He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

⁴You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

⁵You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,

⁶Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of the destruction which makes waste when the sun is high.

⁷You will see a thousand falling by your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

⁸Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.

⁹Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;

¹⁰No evil will come on you, and no disease will come near your tent.

¹¹For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go.

¹²In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

¹³You will put your foot on the lion and the snake; the young lion and the great snake will be crushed under your feet.

¹⁴Because 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.

¹⁵When 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.

¹⁶With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let him see my salvation.

¹He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say of the Lord, "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 Lord 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."