Psalm 91

My Refuge and My Fortress

91He who dwells in ^athe shelter of the Most High

will abide in ^bthe shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say¹ to the Lord, “My ^crefuge and my ^dfortress,

my God, in whom I ^etrust.”

³For he will deliver you from ^fthe snare of the fowler

and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴He will ^gcover you with his pinions,

and under his ^hwings you will ⁱfind refuge;

his ^jfaithfulness is ^ka shield and buckler.

^5lYou will not fear ^mthe terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,

nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

⁷A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand at your right hand,

but it will not come near you.

⁸You will only look with your eyes

and ⁿsee the recompense of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made the Lord your ^odwelling place—

the Most High, who is my ^crefuge²—

^10pno evil shall be allowed to befall you,

^qno plague come near your tent.

^11rFor he will command his ^sangels concerning you

to ^tguard you in all your ways.

¹²On their hands they will bear you up,

lest you ^ustrike your foot against a stone.

¹³You will tread on ^vthe lion and the ^wadder;

the young lion and ^xthe serpent you will ^ytrample underfoot.

¹⁴“Because he ^zholds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;

I will protect him, because he ^aknows my name.

¹⁵When he ^bcalls to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will rescue him and ^chonor him.

¹⁶With ^dlong life I will satisfy him

and ^eshow him my salvation.”