Psalm 91 | New International Version

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.*

2 I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’

3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

5 You will not fear 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.

9 If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’ and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 ‘Because he* 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 honour him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.’

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Un refuge sûr

1 Qui s’abrite auprès du Très-Haut, repose sous la protection ╵du Tout-Puissant.

2 Je dis à l’Eternel*: ╵« Tu es mon refuge et ma forteresse, mon Dieu en qui je me confie! »

3 C’est lui qui te délivre du filet ╵de l’oiseleur, et de la peste qui fait des ravages.

4 Il te couvre sous son plumage, tu es en sécurité sous son aile, sa fidélité te protège ╵comme un grand bouclier.

5 Tu n’as donc pas à craindre ╵les terreurs de la nuit, ni les flèches qui volent ╵dans la journée,

6 ou bien la peste ╵qui rôde dans l’obscurité, ou encore le coup fatal ╵qui frappe à l’heure de midi.

7 Que mille tombent à côté de toi, et dix mille à ta droite, toi, tu ne seras pas atteint.

8 Il te suffira de regarder de tes yeux pour constater ╵la rétribution des méchants.

9 Oui, tu es mon refuge ╵ô Eternel! Si toi, tu fais ╵du Très-Haut ton abri,

10 aucun malheur ne t’atteindra, nulle calamité ╵n’approchera de ta demeure;

11 car à ses anges, ╵il donnera des ordres à ton sujet pour qu’ils te protègent sur tes chemins*.

12 Ils te porteront sur leurs mains, de peur que ton pied ne heurte une pierre.

13 Tu pourras marcher sur le lion ╵et la vipère, et piétiner ╵le jeune lion et le serpent*.

14 Oui, celui qui m’est attaché, ╵je le délivrerai et je protègerai ╵celui qui entretient ╵une relation avec moi.

15 Lui, il m’invoquera, ╵et je lui répondrai, je serai avec lui ╵au jour de la détresse, je le délivrerai ╵et je l’honorerai,

16 je le comblerai d’une longue vie et lui ferai expérimenter mon salut.

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