Psalms 91

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 A Canticle Psalm. On the day of the Sabbath.	1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 It is good to confess to the Lord and to sing psalms to your name, O Most High:	2 Say to the LORD, "My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust."
3 to announce your mercy in the morning, and your truth throughout the night,	3 God will rescue you from the fowler's snare, from the destroying plague,
4 upon the ten strings, upon the psaltery, with a canticle, upon stringed instruments.	4 Will shelter you with pinions, spread wings that you may take refuge; God's faithfulness is a protecting shield.
5 For you, O Lord, have delighted me with your doings, and I will exult in the works of your hands.	5 You shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts have been made exceedingly deep.	6 Nor the pestilence that roams in darkness, nor the plague that ravages at noon.
7 A foolish man will not know these things, and a senseless one will not understand:	7 Though a thousand fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, near you it shall not come.
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.	8 You need simply watch; the punishment of the wicked you will see.
9 But you, O Lord, are the Most High for all eternity.	9 You have the LORD for your refuge; you have made the Most High your stronghold.
10 For behold your enemies, O Lord, for behold your enemies will perish, and all those who work iniquity will be dispersed.	10 No evil shall befall you, no affliction come near your tent.
11 And my horn will be exalted like that of the single-horned beast, and my old age will be exalted in fruitful mercy.	11 For God commands the angels to guard you in all your ways.
12 And my eye has looked down upon my enemies, and my ear will hear of the malignant rising up against me.	12 With their hands they shall support you, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
13 The just one will flourish like the palm tree. He will be multiplied like the cedar of Lebanon.	13 You shall tread upon the asp and the viper, trample the lion and the dragon.
14 Those planted in the house of the Lord will flourish in the courts of the house of our God.	14 Whoever clings to me I will deliver; whoever knows my name I will set on high.
15 They will still be multiplied in a fruitful old age, and they will endure well,	15 All who call upon me I will answer; I will be with them in distress; I will deliver them and give them honor.
16 so that they may announce that the Lord our God is righteous and that there is no iniquity in him.	16 With length of days I will satisfy them and show them my saving power.