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Psalm 91

1 He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2 He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him.

2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, from every troublesome matter.

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, and thou shalt trust under his wings: his truth shall cover thee with a shield.

4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;

5 You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

6 nor of the evil thing that walks in darkness; nor of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou observe and see the reward of sinners.

8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 For thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou, my soul, hast made the Most High thy refuge.

9 If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw night to thy dwelling.

10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

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

12 They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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

13 Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: and thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon.

13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him, because he has known my name.

14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will hearken to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.

16 I will satisfy him with length of days, and shew him my salvation.

16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.