Psalm 91

My Refuge and My Fortress

91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. ²I will say[1] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

³For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. ⁴He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. ⁵You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

⁷A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. ⁸You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge [2]—¹⁰no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.

¹¹For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. ¹²On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. ¹³You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

¹⁴“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. ¹⁵When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. ¹⁶With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

[1] Septuagint He will say [2] Or For you, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place

Psalm 92

How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92:1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; ²to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, ³to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. ⁴For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

⁵How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! ⁶The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this: ⁷that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever; ⁸ but you, O Lord, are on high forever. ⁹For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

¹⁰But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me^[3]fresh oil. ¹¹My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

¹²The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. ¹³They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. ¹⁴They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green, ¹⁵to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Psalm 93

The Lord Reigns

93:1 The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. ²Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.

³The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring. ⁴Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!

⁵Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

[3] Compare Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

Psalm 94

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94:1 O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! ²Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! ³O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? ⁴They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. ⁵They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. ⁶They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; ⁷and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

⁸Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? ⁹He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? ¹⁰He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— ¹¹ the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.^[4]

¹²Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, ¹³to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. ¹⁴For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; ¹⁵for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? ¹⁷If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. ¹⁸When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. ¹⁹When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. ²⁰Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? ²¹They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.^[5]²²But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. ²³He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

[4] Septuagint they are futile [5] Hebrew condemn innocent blood