1Wer unter dem Schutz des Höchsten wohnt, der kann bei ihm, dem Allmächtigen, Ruhe finden.2Auch ich sage zum HERRN: »Du schenkst mir Zuflucht wie eine sichere Burg! Mein Gott, dir gehört mein ganzes Vertrauen!«3Er bewahrt dich vor versteckten Gefahren und hält jede tödliche Krankheit von dir fern.4Wie ein Vogel seine Flügel über die Jungen ausbreitet, so wird er auch dich stets behüten und dir nahe sein. Seine Treue umgibt dich wie ein starker Schild.5Du brauchst keine Angst zu haben vor den Gefahren der Nacht oder den heimtückischen Angriffen bei Tag.6Selbst wenn die Pest im Dunkeln zuschlägt und am hellen Tag das Fieber wütet, musst du dich doch nicht fürchten.7Wenn tausend neben dir tot umfallen, ja, wenn zehntausend um dich herum sterben – dich selbst trifft es nicht!8Mit eigenen Augen wirst du sehen, wie Gott es denen heimzahlt, die ihn missachten.9Du aber darfst sagen: »Beim HERRN bin ich geborgen!« Ja, bei Gott, dem Höchsten, hast du Heimat gefunden.10Darum wird dir nichts Böses zustoßen, kein Unglück wird dein Haus erreichen.11Denn Gott wird dir seine Engel schicken, um dich zu beschützen, wohin du auch gehst.12Sie werden dich auf Händen tragen, und du wirst dich nicht einmal an einem Stein stoßen!13Löwen werden dir nichts anhaben, auf Schlangen trittst du ohne Gefahr.14Gott sagt: »Er liebt mich von ganzem Herzen, darum will ich ihn retten. Ich werde ihn schützen, weil er mich kennt und ehrt.15Wenn er zu mir ruft, erhöre ich ihn. Wenn er keinen Ausweg mehr weiß, bin ich bei ihm. Ich will ihn befreien und zu Ehren bringen.16Ich lasse ihn meine Rettung erfahren und gebe ihm ein langes und erfülltes Leben!«
Psalm 91
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1Whoever rests in the shadow of the Most High God will be kept safe by the Mighty One.2I will say about the LORD, ‘He is my place of safety. He is like a fort to me. He is my God. I trust in him.’3He will certainly save you from hidden traps and from deadly disease.4He will cover you with his wings. Under the feathers of his wings you will find safety. He is faithful. He will keep you safe like a shield or a tower.5You won’t have to be afraid of the terrors that come during the night. You won’t have to fear the arrows that come at you during the day.6You won’t have to be afraid of the disease that attacks in the darkness. You won’t have to fear the plague that destroys at noon.7A thousand may fall dead at your side. Ten thousand may fall near your right hand. But no harm will come to you.8You will see with your own eyes how God punishes sinful people.9Suppose you say, ‘The LORD is the one who keeps me safe.’ Suppose you let the Most High God be like a home to you.10Then no harm will come to you. No terrible plague will come near your tent.11The LORD will command his angels to take good care of you.12They will lift you up in their hands. Then you won’t trip over a stone.13You will walk on lions and cobras. You will crush mighty lions and poisonous snakes.14The LORD says, ‘I will save the one who loves me. I will keep him safe, because he trusts in me.15He will call out to me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in times of trouble. I will save him and honour him.16I will give him a long and full life. I will save him.’
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. (Ps 32,7; Ps 121,5; Jes 25,4; Jes 32,2)2I will say[1] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Ps 11,1; Ps 14,6; Ps 18,2; Ps 91,9)3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. (Ps 124,7; Ps 140,5; Ps 141,9; Spr 6,5)4He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. (1Kön 8,7; Ps 17,8; Ps 35,2; Ps 36,5; Ps 57,1)5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, (Hi 5,19; Spr 3,23; Hl 3,8; Jes 43,1)6nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.7A thousand may fall at your side, 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. (Ps 37,34)9Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge[2]— (Ps 71,3; Ps 91,2)10no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent. (Ps 38,11; Ps 91,5; Spr 12,21)11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. (2Mo 23,20; Ps 34,7; Mt 4,6; Lk 4,10)12On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. (Ps 37,24; Spr 3,23)13You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot. (Ps 74,13; Dan 6,23; Mk 16,18; Lk 10,19; Apg 28,5)14“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. (5Mo 7,7; 5Mo 10,15; Ps 9,10)15When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. (1Sam 2,30; Hi 12,4; Ps 50,15; Joh 12,26)16With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.” (5Mo 6,2; 1Kön 3,14; Ps 21,4; Ps 50,23; Ps 118,14; Ps 118,21; Spr 3,2; Spr 3,16)