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Psalms 91 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty. | He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. | Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. | |
| 2 | I will say to the LORD, |[You are] my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.| | I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” | I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” | |
| 3 | He is the one who will rescue you from hunters' traps and from deadly plagues. | For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. | Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. | |
| 4 | He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor. | He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. | He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. | |
| 5 | You do not need to fear terrors of the night, arrows that fly during the day, | You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, | You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, | |
| 6 | plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon. | nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. | nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. | |
| 7 | They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side. | A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. | A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. | |
| 8 | You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people. | You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked. | You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. | |
| 9 | You, O LORD, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home. | Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge— | If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, | |
| 10 | No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house. | no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. | no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. | |
| 11 | He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways. | For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. | For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; | |
| 12 | They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock. | On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. | they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. | |
| 13 | You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample young lions and snakes. | You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. | You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent. | |
| 14 | Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. | “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. | “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. | |
| 15 | When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. | When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. | He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. | |
| 16 | I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you. | With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” | With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” | |
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