Psalm 91

Common English Bible

³ God will save you from the hunter’s trap
    and from deadly sickness.
⁴ God will protect you with his pinions;
    you’ll find refuge under his wings.
    His faithfulness is a protective shield.
⁵ Don’t be afraid of terrors at night,
    arrows that fly in daylight,
⁶     or sickness that prowls in the dark,
    destruction that ravages at noontime.
⁷ Even if one thousand people fall dead next to you,
    ten thousand right beside you—
    it won’t happen to you.
⁸ Just look with your eyes,
    and you will see the wicked punished.
⁹ Because you’ve made the Lord my refuge,
    the Most High, your place of residence—
¹⁰         no evil will happen to you;
        no disease will come close to your tent.
¹¹ Because he will order his messengers to help you,
    to protect you wherever you go.
¹² They will carry you with their own hands
    so you don’t bruise your foot on a stone.
¹³ You’ll march on top of lions and vipers;
    you’ll trample young lions and serpents underfoot.

¹⁴ God says,^[b] “Because you are devoted to me,
    I’ll rescue you.
    I’ll protect you because you know my name.
¹⁵ Whenever you cry out to me, I’ll answer.
    I’ll be with you in troubling times.
    I’ll save you and glorify you.
¹⁶     I’ll fill you full with old age.
    I’ll show you my salvation.”