Psalm
91
91:1 He who dwells in
the shelter 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 Surely he will save
you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
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 You will not fear
the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence
that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall
at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near
you.
8 You will only observe
with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the
Most High your dwelling-- even the LORD, who is my refuge--
10 then no harm will
befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command
his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift
you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a
stone.
13 You will tread
upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he loves
me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges
my name.
15 He will call upon
me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver
him and honor him.
16 With long life
will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
92:1 A psalm. A song.
For the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your
name, O Most High,
2 to proclaim your
love in the morning and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of
the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
4 For you make me
glad by your deeds, O LORD; I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5 How great are your
works, O LORD, how profound your thoughts!
6 The senseless man
does not know, fools do not understand,
7 that though the
wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever
destroyed.
8 But you, O LORD,
are exalted forever.
9 For surely your
enemies, O LORD, surely your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be
scattered.
10 You have exalted
my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.
11 My eyes have seen
the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked
foes.
12 The righteous will
flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the
house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still
bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, "The
LORD is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."
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