1 The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven. 2 He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him. 3 For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word. 4 He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings. 5 His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night, 6 before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon. 7 A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you. 8 So then, truly, you will consider with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of sinners. 9 For you, O Lord, are my hope. You have set the Most High as your refuge. 10 Disaster will not draw near to you, and the scourge will not approach your tabernacle. 11 For he has given his Angels charge over you, so as to preserve you in all your ways. 12 With their hands, they will carry you, lest you hurt your foot against a stone. 13 You will walk over the asp and the king serpent, and you will trample the lion and the dragon. 14 Because he has hoped in me, I will free him. I will protect him because he has known my name. 15 He will cry out to me, and I will heed him. I am with him in tribulation. I will rescue him, and I will glorify him. 16 I will fill him with length of days. And I will reveal to him my salvation.
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Psalm 90 (91) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Cross references (16)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 Psalm 32:7; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 17:8; 1 John 4:15–16
- 2 Psalm 18:2; Isaiah 26:3–4; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 142:5
- 3 Psalm 124:7; Psalm 141:9; Job 5:10–22; Proverbs 7:23; Proverbs 6:5
- 4 Psalm 61:4; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 17:8; Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 43:1–2
- 5 Isaiah 43:2; Job 5:19–27; Proverbs 3:23–25; Psalm 3:5–6; Hebrews 13:6
- 6 Psalm 121:5–6; Numbers 16:48; Matthew 24:6–7; Exodus 12:29–30; 2 Kings 19:35
- 7 Exodus 12:12–13; Genesis 7:23; Psalm 32:6; Numbers 14:37–38; Joshua 14:10
- 8 Psalm 37:34; Proverbs 3:25–26; Psalm 92:11; Malachi 1:5; Psalm 58:10–11
- 9 Psalm 71:3; Psalm 90:1; Psalm 91:1–2; Psalm 142:4–5; Psalm 146:5–6
- 10 Proverbs 12:21; Psalm 121:7; Deuteronomy 7:15; Romans 8:25; Job 5:24
- 11 Luke 4:10–11; Psalm 34:7; Hebrews 1:14; Proverbs 3:6; Matthew 4:6
- 12 Psalm 37:24; Proverbs 3:23; Luke 4:11; Isaiah 63:9; Matthew 4:6
- 13 Luke 10:19; Mark 16:18; Daniel 6:22; 1 Samuel 17:37; Judges 14:5–6
- 14 Psalm 9:10; John 14:23; James 1:12; John 16:27; Romans 8:28
- 15 Jeremiah 33:3; Isaiah 65:24; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 138:7; John 12:26
- 16 Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Psalm 21:4; Psalm 50:23; Isaiah 65:20–22
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 91.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This Psalm is entitled, "The prayer of Moses the man of God," through whom, His man, God gave the law to His people, through whom He freed them from the house of slavery, and led them forty years through the wilderness. Moses was therefore the Minister of the Old, and the Prophet of the New Testament.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
… killing, and impeding the steps of man, until the seed did come appointed to tread down his head,--which was born of Mary, of whom the prophet speaks: "Thou shalt tread upon the asp and the basilisk; thou shalt trample down the lion and the dragon;" --indicating that sin, which was set up and spread out against man, and which rendered …
"Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk and thou shalt trample under feet the lion and the dragon." With faith thou hast the power to walk upon serpents and scorpions.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)