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Psalm 91-95
English Standard Version
Psalm 91-95
English Standard Version
My Refuge and My Fortress
91 He who dwells in (A)the shelter of the Most High
will abide in (B)the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say[a] to the Lord, “My (C)refuge and my (D)fortress,
my God, in whom I (E)trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from (F)the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will (G)cover you with his pinions,
and under his (H)wings you will (I)find refuge;
his (J)faithfulness is (K)a shield and buckler.
5 (L)You will not fear (M)the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and (N)see the recompense of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your (O)dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my (P)refuge[b]—
10 (Q)no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
(R)no plague come near your tent.
11 (S)For he will command his (T)angels concerning you
to (U)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you (V)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (W)the lion and the (X)adder;
the young lion and (Y)the serpent you will (Z)trample underfoot.
14 “Because he (AA)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (AB)knows my name.
15 When he (AC)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (AD)honor him.
16 With (AE)long life I will satisfy him
and (AF)show him my salvation.”
How Great Are Your Works
A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.
92 (AG)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, (AH)O Most High;
2 to declare your (AI)steadfast love in (AJ)the morning,
and your (AK)faithfulness by (AL)night,
3 to the music of (AM)the lute and (AN)the harp,
to the melody of (AO)the lyre.
4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your (AP)work;
at (AQ)the works of your hands I sing for joy.
5 How (AR)great are your works, O Lord!
Your (AS)thoughts are very (AT)deep!
6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:
7 that though (AU)the wicked sprout like grass
and all (AV)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever;
8 but you, O Lord, are (AW)on high forever.
9 For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
for behold, your enemies shall perish;
all evildoers shall be (AX)scattered.
10 But you have exalted my (AY)horn like that of (AZ)the wild ox;
you have (BA)poured over me[c] fresh oil.
11 My (BB)eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 (BC)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in (BD)the courts of our God.
14 They still bear fruit in old age;
they are ever full of sap and green,
15 (BE)to declare that the Lord is upright;
he is my (BF)rock, and there is (BG)no unrighteousness in him.
The Lord Reigns
93 (BH)The Lord reigns; he is (BI)robed in majesty;
the Lord is (BJ)robed; he has (BK)put on strength as his belt.
(BL)Yes, the world is established; (BM)it shall never be moved.
2 (BN)Your throne is established from of old;
(BO)you are from everlasting.
3 (BP)The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their roaring.
4 Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
mightier than the waves of the sea,
(BQ)the Lord (BR)on high is mighty!
The Lord Will Not Forsake His People
94 O Lord, God of (BU)vengeance,
O God of vengeance, (BV)shine forth!
2 (BW)Rise up, O (BX)judge of the earth;
repay to the (BY)proud what they deserve!
3 O Lord, (BZ)how long shall the wicked,
how long shall (CA)the wicked exult?
4 They pour out their (CB)arrogant words;
all (CC)the evildoers boast.
5 They (CD)crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill (CE)the widow and the sojourner,
and murder (CF)the fatherless;
7 (CG)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8 (CH)Understand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 (CI)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who (CJ)disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who (CK)teaches man knowledge—
11 (CL)the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
that they are (CM)but a breath.[d]
12 (CN)Blessed is the man whom you (CO)discipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him (CP)rest from (CQ)days of trouble,
until (CR)a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 (CS)For the Lord will not forsake his (CT)people;
he will not abandon his (CU)heritage;
15 for (CV)justice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will (CW)follow it.
16 (CX)Who rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 (CY)If the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of (CZ)silence.
18 When I thought, (DA)“My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, (DB)held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can (DC)wicked rulers be allied with you,
those who frame[e] injustice by (DD)statute?
21 They (DE)band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn (DF)the innocent to death.[f]
22 But the Lord has become my (DG)stronghold,
and my God (DH)the rock of my (DI)refuge.
23 He will bring back on them (DJ)their iniquity
and (DK)wipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.
Let Us Sing Songs of Praise
95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us (DL)make a joyful noise to (DM)the rock of our salvation!
2 Let us (DN)come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us (DO)make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
3 For the Lord is (DP)a great God,
and a great King (DQ)above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for (DR)he made it,
and his hands formed (DS)the dry land.
6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us (DT)kneel before the Lord, our (DU)Maker!
7 For he is our (DV)God,
and we are the people of his (DW)pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
(DX)Today, if you (DY)hear his voice,
8 (DZ)do not harden your hearts, as at (EA)Meribah,
as on the day at (EB)Massah in the wilderness,
9 when your fathers put me to the (EC)test
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my (ED)work.
10 (EE)For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
and they have not known (EF)my ways.”
11 Therefore I (EG)swore in my wrath,
“They shall not enter (EH)my rest.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 91:2 Septuagint He will say
- Psalm 91:9 Or For you, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place
- Psalm 92:10 Compare Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Psalm 94:11 Septuagint they are futile
- Psalm 94:20 Or fashion
- Psalm 94:21 Hebrew condemn innocent blood
Psalm 91-95
New International Version
Psalm 91-95
New International Version
Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter(A) of the Most High
will rest in the shadow(B) of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(C) and my fortress,(D)
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare(E)
and from the deadly pestilence.(F)
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;(G)
his faithfulness will be your shield(H) and rampart.
5 You will not fear(I) the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.(J)
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm(K) will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels(L) concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;(M)
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(N)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.(O)
14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.(P)
16 With long life(Q) I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.(R)”
Psalm 92[c]
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music(S) to your name,(T) O Most High,(U)
2 proclaiming your love in the morning(V)
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(W)
and the melody of the harp.(X)
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
I sing for joy(Y) at what your hands have done.(Z)
5 How great are your works,(AA) Lord,
how profound your thoughts!(AB)
6 Senseless people(AC) do not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.(AD)
8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
9 For surely your enemies(AE), Lord,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.(AF)
10 You have exalted my horn[d](AG) like that of a wild ox;(AH)
fine oils(AI) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(AJ)
12 The righteous will flourish(AK) like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(AL)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.(AM)
14 They will still bear fruit(AN) in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(AO)”
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns,(AP) he is robed in majesty;(AQ)
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(AR)
indeed, the world is established,(AS) firm and secure.(AT)
2 Your throne was established(AU) long ago;
you are from all eternity.(AV)
3 The seas(AW) have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;(AX)
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(AY)
4 Mightier than the thunder(AZ) of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers(BA) of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.(BB)
Psalm 94
1 The Lord is a God who avenges.(BE)
O God who avenges, shine forth.(BF)
2 Rise up,(BG) Judge(BH) of the earth;
pay back(BI) to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?(BJ)
4 They pour out arrogant(BK) words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.(BL)
5 They crush your people,(BM) Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.(BN)
6 They slay the widow(BO) and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.(BP)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;(BQ)
the God of Jacob(BR) takes no notice.”
8 Take notice, you senseless ones(BS) among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?(BT)
10 Does he who disciplines(BU) nations not punish?
Does he who teaches(BV) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(BW)
he knows that they are futile.(BX)
12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(BY) Lord,
the one you teach(BZ) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(CA)
till a pit(CB) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(CC)
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(CD)
and all the upright in heart(CE) will follow it.
16 Who will rise up(CF) for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(CG)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(CH)
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(CI)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(CJ)”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(CK) was great within me,
your consolation(CL) brought me joy.
20 Can a corrupt throne(CM) be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(CN)
21 The wicked band together(CO) against the righteous
and condemn the innocent(CP) to death.(CQ)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock(CR) in whom I take refuge.(CS)
23 He will repay(CT) them for their sins
and destroy(CU) them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Psalm 95
1 Come,(CV) let us sing for joy(CW) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud(CX) to the Rock(CY) of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him(CZ) with thanksgiving(DA)
and extol him with music(DB) and song.
3 For the Lord is the great God,(DC)
the great King(DD) above all gods.(DE)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,(DF)
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.(DG)
6 Come, let us bow down(DH) in worship,(DI)
let us kneel(DJ) before the Lord our Maker;(DK)
7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,(DL)
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
8 “Do not harden your hearts(DM) as you did at Meribah,[e](DN)
as you did that day at Massah[f] in the wilderness,(DO)
9 where your ancestors tested(DP) me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(DQ) I was angry with that generation;
I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(DR)
and they have not known my ways.’(DS)
11 So I declared on oath(DT) in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(DU)
Footnotes
- Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king
- Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
- Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
- Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
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