Mazmur 91:9-13

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

my shelter, the sovereign One. ¹ 

91:10 No harm will overtake ²  you;

no illness ³  will come near your home. ⁴ 

91:11 For he will order his angels ⁵ 

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 

91:13 You will subdue ⁸  a lion and a snake; ⁹ 

you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

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

[91:10]  ² tn Or “confront.”

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

[91:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “your tent.”

[91:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “for his angels he will command concerning you.”

[91:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “in all your ways.”

[91:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “so your foot will not strike a stone.”

[91:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “walk upon.”

[91:13]  ⁹ tn Or perhaps “cobra” (see Ps 58:4).