Chapter 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 give his angels charge over 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.”