Psalms 91

1A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.

1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.

2 I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; myGod, I will confide in him.

3To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the destructive pestilence.

4Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler.

5For thou hast given me, O Lord, a delight in thy doings: and in the works of thy hands I shall rejoice.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, for the arrow that flieth by day,

6O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.

6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee.

8When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:

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

9But thou, O Lord, art most high for evermore.

9 Because thou hast made Jehovah, my refuge, the Most High, thy dwelling-place,

10For behold thy enemies, O Lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

11But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.

11 For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways:

12My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that rise up against me.

12 They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.

14They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.

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.

15They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.

16That they may shew, That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.

16 With length of days will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.