Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most HighShall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;My God, in Him I will trust.”

³ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler^[a]And from the perilous pestilence.⁴ He shall cover you with His feathers,And under His wings you shall take refuge;His truth shall be your shield and buckler.⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,Nor of the arrow that flies by day,⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,And ten thousand at your right hand;But it shall not come near you.⁸ Only with your eyes shall you look,And see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,Even the Most High, your dwelling place,¹⁰ No evil shall befall you,Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;¹¹ For He shall give His angels charge over you,To keep you in all your ways.¹² In their hands they shall bear you up,Lest you dash your foot against a stone.¹³ You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;I will set him on high, because he has known My name.¹⁵ He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble;I will deliver him and honor him.¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him,And show him My salvation.”