Psalm 91

1Whoever lives in the hiding place of the Most High will stay in the shadow of the Almighty.

2I will say of Yahweh, “My refuge and my stronghold, my God—I trust in him.”

3For he himself will rescue you from the bird catcher’s trap and from the plague that destroys.

4He will spread his feathers over you, and beneath his wings you will take refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and a bulwark.

5You will have no fear of the terror of the night or of the arrow flying by day,

6of the plague that prowls in the dark or of the destruction that devastates at noon.

7Though a thousand fall beside you and ten thousand at your right hand, it will not draw near you.

8You will only look on with your own eyes and see how the wicked are repaid.

9For you, Yahweh, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place;

10no evil will come upon you, and no plague will draw near your tent.

11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

12They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13You will set your foot on the lion and the viper and trample the young lion and the serpent.

14Since he is bound to me in love, I will rescue him; I will set him safe on high, because he knows my name.

15He will call to me, and I will answer him; I am with him in distress; I will set him free and give him honor.

16I will satisfy him with a long life and let him see my salvation.