Psalms 91

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 The 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.	1 A Canticle Psalm. On the day of the Sabbath.
2 He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.	2 It is good to confess to the Lord and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High:
3 For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.	3 to announce your mercy in the morning, and your truth throughout the night,
4 He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust.	4 upon the ten strings, upon the psaltery, with a canticle, upon stringed instruments.
5 His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.	5 For you, O Lord, have delighted me with your doings, and I will exult in the works of your hands.
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.	6 How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts have been made exceedingly deep.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.	7 A foolish man will not know these things, and a senseless one will not understand:
8 But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.	8 when sinners will have risen up like grass, and when all those who work iniquity will have appeared, that they shall pass away, age after age.
9 Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.	9 But you, O Lord, are the Most High for all eternity.
10 There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.	10 For behold your enemies, O Lord, for behold your enemies will perish, and all those who work iniquity will be dispersed.
11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.	11 And my horn will be exalted like that of the single-horned beast, and my old age will be exalted in fruitful mercy.
12 In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.	12 And my eye has looked down upon my enemies, and my ear will hear of the malignant rising up against me.
13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.	13 The just one will flourish like the palm tree. He will be multiplied like the cedar of Lebanon.
14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.	14 Those planted in the house of the Lord will flourish in the courts of the house of our God.
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.	15 They will still be multiplied in a fruitful old age, and they will endure well,
16 I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.	16 so that they may announce that the Lord our God is righteous and that there is no iniquity in him.