91:9 For you have taken refuge in the Lord,
my shelter, the sovereign One. 1
91:10 No harm will overtake 2 you;
no illness 3 will come near your home. 4
91:11 For he will order his angels 5
to protect you in all you do. 6
91:12 They will lift you up in their hands,
so you will not slip and fall on a stone. 7
91:13 You will subdue 8 a lion and a snake; 9
you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.
91:14 The Lord says, 10
“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;
I will protect him 11 because he is loyal to me. 12
91:15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him.
I will be with him when he is in trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him honor.
91:16 I will satisfy him with long life, 13
and will let him see my salvation.
1 tn Heb “for you, the
2 tn Or “confront.”
3 tn For this sense of the Hebrew term נגע see Ps 38:11.
4 tn Heb “your tent.”
5 tn Heb “for his angels he will command concerning you.”
6 tn Heb “in all your ways.”
7 tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”
8 tn Heb “walk upon.”
9 tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).
10 tn The words “the
11 tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).
12 tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).
13 tn Heb “length of days.”