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Psalms 91
God’s protection
1 If you live in the shelter of Elyon[*a] and make your home in the shadow of Shaddai,
2 you can say to Yahweh, ‘My refuge, my fortress, my God to whom I trust!’
3 He rescues you from the snares of fowlers hoping to destroy you;
91:4b and you find shelter underneath his wings.
5 You need not fear the terrors of night, the arrow that flies in the daytime,
6 the plague that stalks in the dark, the scourge that wreaks havoc in broad daylight.
7 Though a thousand fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, you yourself will remain unscathed,
91:4c with his faithfulness for shield and buckler.
8 You have only to look around see how the wicked are repaid,
9 you who can say, ‘Yahweh my refuge’, and make Elyon your fortress.
10 No disaster can overtake you, no plague come near your tent:
11 he will put you in his angels’ charge to guard you wherever you go.
12 They will support you on their hands in case you hurt your foot against a stone;
13 you will tread on lion and adder, trample on savage lions and dragons.
14 ‘I rescue all who cling to me, I protect whoever knows my name,
15 I answer everyone who invokes me, I am with them when they are in trouble; I bring them safety and honour.
16 I give them life, long and full, and show them how I can save.’