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PROVIDED
IN THREE BIBLE VERSIONS
I. GOOD NEWS BIBLE
Psa 91:1
Whoever goes to the LORD for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the
Almighty,
Psa 91:2
can say to him, "You are my defender and protector. You
are my God; in you I trust."
Psa 91:3
He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from
all deadly diseases.
Psa 91:4
He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in
his care; his faithfulness will protect and defend you.
Psa 91:5
You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks
during the day
Psa 91:6
or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that
kill in daylight.
Psa 91:7
A thousand may fall dead beside you, ten thousand all
around you, but you will not be harmed.
Psa 91:8
You will look and see how the wicked are punished.
Psa 91:9
You have made the LORD your defender, the Most High your
protector,
Psa 91:10
and so no disaster will strike you, no violence will
come near your home.
Psa 91:11
God will put his angels in charge of you to protect you
wherever you go.
Psa 91:12
They will hold you up with their hands to keep you from
hurting your feet on the stones.
Psa 91:13
You will trample down lions and snakes, fierce lions and
poisonous snakes.
Psa 91:14
God says, "I will save those who love me and will
protect those who acknowledge me as LORD.
Psa 91:15
When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are
in trouble, I will be with them. I will rescue them and
honor them.
Psa 91:16
I will reward them with long life; I will save them."
II. KINGS JAMES VERSION
Psa 91:1
He that dwelleth in the
secret place of the most
High shall abide under
the shadow of the
Almighty.
Psa
91:2
I will say of the LORD,
He is my refuge and my
fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psa 91:3
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
and
from the noisome pestilence.
Psa 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt
thou trust: his truth
shall be thy
shield and buckler.
Psa 91:5
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night;
nor
for the arrow
that
flieth by day;
Psa 91:6
Nor
for the pestilence
that
walketh in darkness;
nor
for the destruction
that
wasteth at noonday.
Psa 91:7
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
hand;
but
it shall not come nigh thee.
Psa 91:8
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the
wicked.
Psa 91:9
Because thou hast made the LORD,
which is
my refuge,
even
the most High, thy habitation;
Psa 91:10
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling.
Psa 91:11
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in
all thy ways.
Psa 91:12
They shall bear thee up in
their
hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Psa 91:13
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the
dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Psa 91:14
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver
him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psa 91:15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I
will be
with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Psa 91:16
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
III. BIBLE BASIC ENGLISH
Psa 91:1
Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the
shade of the wings of the Most High;
Psa 91:2
Who says of the Lord, He is my safe place and my
tower of strength: he is my God, in whom is my hope.
Psa 91:3
He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you
safe from wasting disease.
Psa 91:4
You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings
you will be safe: his good faith will be your
salvation.
Psa 91:5
You will have no fear of the evil things of the
night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
Psa 91:6
Or of the disease which takes men in the dark, or of
the destruction which makes waste when the sun is
high.
Psa 91:7
You will see a thousand falling by your side, and
ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not
come near you.
Psa 91:8
Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the
evil-doers.
Psa 91:9
Because you have said, I am in the hands of the
Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;
Psa 91:10
No evil will come on you, and no disease will come
near your tent.
Psa 91:11
For he will give you into the care of his angels to
keep you wherever you go.
Psa 91:12
In their hands they will keep you up, so that your
foot may not be crushed against a stone.
Psa 91:13
You will put your foot on the lion and the snake;
the young lion and the great snake will be crushed
under your feet.
Psa 91:14
Because he has given me his love, I will take him
out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour,
because he has kept my name in his heart.
Psa 91:15
When his cry comes up to me, I will give him an
answer: I will be with him in trouble; I will make
him free from danger and give him honour.
Psa 91:16
With long life will he be rewarded; and I will let
him see my salvation.

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