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Psalm 91, read aloud
Psalm 91: Under his wings
Sixteen verses about taking refuge in God. Listen to the opening, and read the whole psalm below.
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Psalm 91 World English Bible
1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
4He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
5You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
8You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
9Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
10no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
12They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
13You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
14“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
16I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”
About Psalm 91
Psalm 91 carries no author's name. It is a psalm of trust, and its first two verses hold four names for God (the Most High, the Almighty, the LORD, my God) and four pictures of safety: a secret place, a shadow, a refuge, a fortress.
Three voices speak in it. First someone says where they will put their trust: “I will say of the LORD, ‘He is my refuge.’” From verse 3 a second voice answers them: “He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge.” In the last three verses God himself speaks: “He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble.”
That last promise is worth reading slowly. The psalm does not say that trouble never comes; God says he will be with the one who calls on him “in trouble.” In the Gospels the devil quotes verses 11 and 12 to Jesus as a dare, and Jesus refuses to use the psalm that way (Matthew 4:5–7). Christians have long prayed Psalm 91 at night and in times of sickness and danger, not as a charm against harm, but to put themselves in God's hands.
When to read Psalm 91
- At night, when fear gets louder. Verse 5 names it: “the terror by night.”
- When someone you love is ill, or far from home.
- Before travel, surgery, or any stretch of days you can't control.
A prayer from Psalm 91
Most High, you are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. Cover me tonight, and let me rest under your wings. When I call on you, answer me. Be with me in trouble, and show me your salvation. Amen.