Psalms 91
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יֹ֭שֵׁב בְּסֵ֣תֶר עֶלְי֑וֹן בְּצֵ֥ל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃
yoshev beseter elyon betsel shadday yitlonan
O you who dwell in the shelter of the Most High and abide in the protection of Shaddai—
אֹמַ֗ר לַ֭יהֹוָה מַחְסִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֶבְטַח־בּֽוֹ׃
omar la-Adonai makhsi umetsudati elohay evtakh-bo
I say of GOD, my refuge and stronghold, my God in whom I trust,
כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃
ki hu yatsilekha mippakh yaqush middever havvot
that you will be saved from the fowler’s trap, from the destructive plague.
בְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ ׀ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭ךְ וְתַחַת־כְּנָפָ֣יו תֶּחְסֶ֑ה צִנָּ֖ה וְסֹחֵרָ֣ה אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃
be'evrato yasekh lakh vetakhat-kenafayw tekhseh tsinnah vesokherah amitto
With pinions you will be covered; you will find refuge under God’s wings— whose fidelity is an encircling shield.
לֹֽא־תִ֭ירָא מִפַּ֣חַד לָ֑יְלָה מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ יָע֥וּף יוֹמָֽם׃
lo-tira mippakhad layelah mekhets ya'uf yomam
You need not fear the terror by night, or the arrow that flies by day,
מִ֭דֶּבֶר בָּאֹ֣פֶל יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב יָשׁ֥וּד צׇהֳרָֽיִם׃
middever ba'ofel yahalokh miqqetev yashud tsohorayim
the plague that stalks in the darkness, or the scourge that ravages at noon.
יִפֹּ֤ל מִצִּדְּךָ֨ ׀ אֶ֗לֶף וּרְבָבָ֥ה מִימִינֶ֑ךָ אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִגָּֽשׁ׃
yippol mitsiddekha elef urevavah miminekha elekha lo yiggash
A thousand may fall at your left side, ten thousand at your right, but it shall not reach you.
רַ֭ק בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ תַבִּ֑יט וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה׃
raq be'enekha tabbit veshillumat resha'im tireh
You will see it with your eyes, you will witness the punishment of the wicked.
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהֹוָ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן שַׂ֣מְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃
ki-attah Adonai makhsi elyon samta me'onekha
Because you took GOD—my refuge, the Most High—as your haven,
לֹא־תְאֻנֶּ֣ה אֵלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה וְ֝נֶ֗גַע לֹא־יִקְרַ֥ב בְּאׇהֳלֶֽךָ׃
lo-te'unneh elekha ra'ah venega lo-yiqrav be'oholekha
no harm will befall you, no disease touch your tent.
כִּ֣י מַ֭לְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּ֑ךְ לִ֝שְׁמׇרְךָ֗ בְּכׇל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃
ki malakhayw yetsavveh-llakh lishmorkha bekhol-derakhekha
For God’s angels will be ordered to guard you wherever you go.
עַל־כַּפַּ֥יִם יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּ֖ף בָּאֶ֣בֶן רַגְלֶֽךָ׃
al-kappayim yissa'unekha pen-tiggof ba'even raglekha
They will carry you in their hands lest you hurt your foot on a stone.
עַל־שַׁ֣חַל וָפֶ֣תֶן תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ תִּרְמֹ֖ס כְּפִ֣יר וְתַנִּֽין׃
al-shakhal vafeten tidrokh tirmos kefir vetannin
You will tread on cubs and vipers; you will trample lions and asps.
כִּ֤י בִ֣י חָ֭שַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵ֑הוּ אֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗הוּ כִּֽי־יָדַ֥ע שְׁמִֽי׃
ki vi khashaq va'afalletehu asaggevehu ki-yada shemi
“Because such people are devoted to Me, I will deliver them; I will keep them safe, for they know My name.
יִקְרָאֵ֨נִי ׀ וְֽאֶעֱנֵ֗הוּ עִמּֽוֹ־אָנֹכִ֥י בְצָרָ֑ה אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗הוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃
yiqra'eni ve'e'enehu immo-anokhi vetsarah akhalletsehu va'akhabbedehu
When they call on Me, I will answer them; I will be with them in distress; I will rescue them and make them honored;
אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִֽי׃ {פ}
orekh yamim asbi'ehu ve'arehu bishu'ati
I will let them live to a ripe old age, and show them My salvation.”
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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