Psalms 91

Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)

World English Bible

1A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.

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

2It is good to give praise to the Lord: and to sing to thy name, O most High.

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

3To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

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

4Upon an instrument of ten strings, upon the psaltery: with a canticle upon the harp.

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

5For thou hast given me, O Lord, a delight in thy doings: and in the works of thy hands I shall rejoice.

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

6O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.

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

7The senseless man shall not know: nor will the fool understand these things.

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

8When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever:

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

9But thou, O Lord, art most high for evermore.

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

10For behold thy enemies, O Lord, for behold thy enemies shall perish: and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

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

11But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy.

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

12My eye also hath looked down upon my enemies: and my ear shall hear of the downfall of the malignant that rise up against me.

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

13The just shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus.

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

14They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.

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.

15They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,

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

16That they may shew, That the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.

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

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