Psalm 91 [Douay 90]

Psalm 91 in modern numbering

¹ He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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

³ For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

⁴ He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,

⁶ nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

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

⁸ You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

¹⁰ no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

¹¹ For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

¹² They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

¹³ You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

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 long life, and show him my salvation.”

¹ TThe praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.

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

³ For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.

⁴ He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust.

⁵ His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.

⁶ Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil.

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

⁸ But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.

¹⁰ There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.

¹¹ For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.

¹² In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

¹³ Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.

¹⁴ Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.

¹⁵ He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.

¹⁶ I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.