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Psalm 90 (91) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899

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Psalm 90 in DRB = Psalm 91 in WEB.

DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
91:1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.
91:2 I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
3 For he hath delivered me from the snare of the hunters: and from the sharp word.
91:3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will overshadow thee with his shoulders: and under his wings thou shalt trust.
91:4 He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
5 His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.
91:5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil.
91:6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.
91:7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
8 But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.
91:8 You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.
9 Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.
91:9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
10 There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.
91:10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.
91:11 For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear thee up: lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
91:12 They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt walk upon the asp and the basilisk: and thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the dragon.
91:13 You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.
14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name.
91:14 “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.
15 He shall cry to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will deliver him, and I will glorify him.
91:15 He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
16 I will fill him with length of days; and I will shew him my salvation.
91:16 I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”
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 DRB.

  1. 1 Psalm 32:7; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 17:8; 1 John 4:15–16
  2. 2 Psalm 18:2; Isaiah 26:3–4; Proverbs 18:10; Isaiah 12:2; Psalm 142:5
  3. 3 Psalm 124:7; Psalm 141:9; Job 5:10–22; Proverbs 7:23; Proverbs 6:5
  4. 4 Psalm 61:4; Psalm 57:1; Psalm 17:8; Deuteronomy 32:11; Isaiah 43:1–2
  5. 5 Isaiah 43:2; Job 5:19–27; Proverbs 3:23–25; Psalm 3:5–6; Hebrews 13:6
  6. 6 Psalm 121:5–6; Numbers 16:48; Matthew 24:6–7; Exodus 12:29–30; 2 Kings 19:35
  7. 7 Exodus 12:12–13; Genesis 7:23; Psalm 32:6; Numbers 14:37–38; Joshua 14:10
  8. 8 Psalm 37:34; Proverbs 3:25–26; Psalm 92:11; Malachi 1:5; Psalm 58:10–11
  9. 9 Psalm 71:3; Psalm 90:1; Psalm 91:1–2; Psalm 142:4–5; Psalm 146:5–6
  10. 10 Proverbs 12:21; Psalm 121:7; Deuteronomy 7:15; Romans 8:25; Job 5:24
  11. 11 Luke 4:10–11; Psalm 34:7; Hebrews 1:14; Proverbs 3:6; Matthew 4:6
  12. 12 Psalm 37:24; Proverbs 3:23; Luke 4:11; Isaiah 63:9; Matthew 4:6
  13. 13 Luke 10:19; Mark 16:18; Daniel 6:22; 1 Samuel 17:37; Judges 14:5–6
  14. 14 Psalm 9:10; John 14:23; James 1:12; John 16:27; Romans 8:28
  15. 15 Jeremiah 33:3; Isaiah 65:24; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 138:7; John 12:26
  16. 16 Proverbs 3:2; Proverbs 3:16; Psalm 21:4; Psalm 50:23; Isaiah 65:20–22

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

Articles and answers on this site that cite Psalm 91 (Hebrew/English numbering).

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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XC)

    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)

  2. Quotes verse 91:13 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter XXII)

    … 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 …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 91:13 Basil of Caesarea, Hexaemeron (Homily IX)

    "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)