Psalm 91–93

Safe in the Lord

91Those who go to God Most High for safety

will be protected by the Almighty.

²I will say to the Lord, “You are my place of safety and protection.

You are my God and I trust you.”

³God will save you from hidden traps

and from deadly diseases.

⁴He will cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings you can hide.

His truth will be your shield and protection.

⁵You will not fear any danger by night

or an arrow during the day.

⁶You will not be afraid of diseases that come in the dark

or sickness that strikes at noon.

⁷At your side one thousand people may die,

or even ten thousand right beside you,

but you will not be hurt.

⁸You will only watch

and see the wicked punished.

⁹The Lord is your protection;

you have made God Most High your place of safety.

¹⁰Nothing bad will happen to you;

no disaster will come to your home.

¹¹He has put his angels in charge of you

to watch over you wherever you go.

¹²They will catch you in their hands

so that you will not hit your foot on a rock.

¹³You will walk on lions and cobras;

you will step on strong lions and snakes.

¹⁴The Lord says, “Whoever loves me, I will save.

I will protect those who know me.

¹⁵They will call to me, and I will answer them.

I will be with them in trouble;

I will rescue them and honor them.

¹⁶I will give them a long, full life,

and they will see how I can save.”

Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

92It is good to praise you, Lord,

to sing praises to God Most High.

²It is good to tell of your love in the morning

and of your loyalty at night.

³It is good to praise you with the ten-stringed lyre

and with the soft-sounding harp.

⁴Lord, you have made me happy by what you have done;

I will sing for joy about what your hands have done.

⁵Lord, you have done such great things!

How deep are your thoughts!

⁶Stupid people don’t know these things,

and fools don’t understand.

⁷Wicked people grow like the grass.

Evil people seem to do well,

but they will be destroyed forever.

⁸But, Lord, you will be honored forever.

⁹Lord, surely your enemies,

surely your enemies will be destroyed,

and all who do evil will be scattered.

¹⁰But you have made me as strong as an ox.

You have poured fine oils on me.

¹¹When I looked, I saw my enemies;

I heard the cries of those who are against me.

¹²But good people will grow like palm trees;

they will be tall like the cedars of Lebanon.

¹³Like trees planted in the Temple of the Lord,

they will grow strong in the courtyards of our God.

¹⁴When they are old, they will still produce fruit;

they will be healthy and fresh.

¹⁵They will say that the Lord is good.

He is my Rock, and there is no wrong in him.

The Majesty of the Lord

93The Lord is king. He is clothed in majesty.

The Lord is clothed in majesty

and armed with strength.

The world is set,

and it cannot be moved.

²Lord, your kingdom was set up long ago;

you are everlasting.

³Lord, the seas raise,

the seas raise their voice.

The seas raise up their pounding waves.

⁴The sound of the water is loud;

the ocean waves are powerful,

but the Lord above is much greater.

⁵Lord, your laws will stand forever.

Your Temple will be holy forevermore.