Psalms 91:9-12

Context

91:9 For you have taken refuge in the Lord,

my shelter, the sovereign One.¹

91:10 No harm will overtake² you;

no illness³ will come near your home.⁴

91:11 For he will order his angels⁵

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

[91:9] ¹tn Heb “for you, the Lord, my shelter, the Most High, you have made your dwelling place.”

[91:10] ²tn Or “confront.”

[91:10] ³tn For this sense of the Hebrew term נגע see Ps 38:11.

[91:10] ⁴tn Heb “your tent.”

[91:11] ³tn Heb “for his angels he will command concerning you.”

[91:11] ⁴tn Heb “in all your ways.”

[91:12] ⁴tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”