Psalms 91

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

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

1A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.

2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

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

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

3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

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

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

4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

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

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

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

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

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

6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

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

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

14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

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.

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

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

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.

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

16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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

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