Psalm 91–93

Psalm 91

¹The person who rests in the shadow of the Most High God

will be kept safe by the Mighty One.

²I will say about the Lord,

“He is my place of safety.

He is like a fort to me.

He is my God. I trust in him.”

³He will certainly save you from hidden traps

and from deadly sickness.

⁴He will cover you with his wings.

Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety.

He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower.

⁵You won’t have to be afraid of the terrors that come during the night.

You won’t have to fear the arrows that come at you during the day.

⁶You won’t have to be afraid of the sickness that attacks in the darkness.

You won’t have to fear the plague that destroys at noon.

⁷A thousand may fall dead at your side.

Ten thousand may fall near your right hand.

But no harm will come to you.

⁸You will see with your own eyes

how God punishes sinful people.

⁹The Lord is the one who keeps you safe.

So let the Most High God be like a home to you.

¹⁰Then no harm will come to you.

No terrible plague will come near your tent.

¹¹The Lord will command his angels

to take good care of you.

¹²They will lift you up in their hands.

Then you won’t trip over a stone.

¹³You will walk all over lions and cobras.

You will crush mighty lions and poisonous snakes.

¹⁴The Lord says, “I will save the one who loves me.

I will keep him safe, because he trusts in me.

¹⁵He will call out to me, and I will answer him.

I will be with him in times of trouble.

I will save him and honor him.

¹⁶I will give him a long and full life.

I will save him.”

Psalm 92

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

¹Lord, it is good to praise you.

Most High God, it is good to make music to honor you.

²It is good to sing every morning about your love.

It is good to sing every night about how faithful you are.

³I sing about it to the music of the lyre that has ten strings.

I sing about it to the music of the harp.

⁴Lord, you make me glad by what you have done.

I sing with joy about the works of your hands.

⁵Lord, how great are the things you do!

How wise your thoughts are!

⁶Here is something a man who isn’t wise doesn’t know.

Here is what a foolish person doesn’t understand.

⁷Those who are evil spring up like grass.

Those who do wrong succeed.

But they will be destroyed forever.

⁸But Lord, you are honored forever.

⁹Lord, your enemies will certainly die.

All those who do evil will be scattered.

¹⁰You have made me as strong as a wild ox.

You have poured the finest olive oil on me.

¹¹I’ve seen my evil enemies destroyed.

I’ve heard that they have lost the battle.

¹²Those who do what is right will grow like a palm tree.

They will grow strong like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

¹³Their roots will be firm in the house of the Lord.

They will grow strong and healthy in the courtyards of our God.

¹⁴When they get old, they will still bear fruit.

Like young trees they will stay fresh and strong.

¹⁵They will say to everyone, “The Lord is honest.

He is my Rock. There is no evil in him.”

Psalm 93

¹The Lord rules.

He puts on majesty as if it were clothes.

The Lord puts on majesty and strength.

The world is firmly set in place.

It can’t be moved.

²Lord, you began to rule a long time ago.

You have always existed.

³Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice.

They have lifted up their pounding waves.

⁴But Lord, you are more powerful than the roar of the ocean.

You are stronger than the waves of the sea.

Lord, you are powerful in heaven.

⁵Your laws do not change.

Lord, your temple will be holy

for all time to come.