91:1 One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.
91:2 I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!”
91:3 For it is He who rescues you from the net of the trapper
And from the deadly plague.
91:4 He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may take refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and wall.
91:5 You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
91:6 Of the plague that ①stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that devastates at noon.
▷ ①Or walks
91:7 A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But it shall not approach you.
91:8 You will only look on with your eyes
And see the retaliation against the wicked.
91:9 ①For you have made the LORD, my refuge,
The Most High, your dwelling place.
▷ ①Or For You, O LORD, are my Refuge; You have made the Most High your dwelling place
91:10 No evil will happen to you,
Nor will any plague come near your ①tent.
▷ ①Or dwelling
91:11 For He will give His angels orders concerning you,
To protect you in all your ways.
91:12 On their hands they will lift you up,
So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.
91:13 You will walk upon the lion and cobra,
You will trample the young lion and the ①serpent.
▷ ①Or dragon
91:14 “Because he has loved Me, I will save him;
I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
91:15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in ①trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.
▷ ①Or distress
91:16 I will satisfy him with ①a long life,
And ②show him My salvation.”
▷ ①Lit length of days ②Or cause him to feast his eyes on