91:1

יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָן׃

O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, And abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;

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91:2

אֹמַר לַיהוָה מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח־בּוֹ׃

I will say of the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust,

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91:3

כִּי הוּא יַצִּילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ מִדֶּבֶר הַוּוֹת׃

That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the noisome pestilence.

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91:4

בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ יָסֶךְ לָךְ וְתַחַת־כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה צִנָּה וְסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּוֹ׃

He will cover thee with His pinions, And under His wings shalt thou take refuge; His truth is a shield and a buckler.

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91:5

לֹא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם׃

Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flieth by day;

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91:6

מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צָהֳרָיִם׃

Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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91:7

יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ אֶלֶף וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּשׁ׃

A thousand may fall at Thy side, And ten thousand at Thy right hand; It shall not come nigh thee.

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91:8

רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶה׃

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the recompense of the wicked.

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91:9

כִּי־אַתָּה יְהוָה מַחְסִי עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶךָ׃

For thou hast made the LORD who is my refuge, Even the Most High, thy habitation.

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91:10

לֹא־תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא־יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ׃

There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

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91:11

כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּךְ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ׃

For He will give His angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

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91:12

עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶךָ׃

They shall bear thee upon their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

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91:13

עַל־שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין׃

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.

91:14

כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּי־יָדַע שְׁמִי׃

'Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.

91:15

יִקְרָאֵנִי וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּוֹ־אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ׃

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him, and bring him to honour.

91:16

אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּישׁוּעָתִי׃

With long life will I satisfy him, And make Him to behold My salvation.'