Psalm 91

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• John Moreton (text by Watts)

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Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer

English text

1  Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the most High : shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2  I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold : my God, in him will I trust.

3  For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter : and from the noisome pestilence.

4  He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers : his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5  Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night : nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6  For the pestilence that walketh in darkness : nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day.

7  A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand : but it shall not come nigh thee.

8  Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold : and see the reward of the ungodly.

9  For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast set thine house of defence very high.

10  There shall no evil happen unto thee : neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11  For he shall give his angels charge over thee : to keep thee in all thy ways.

12  They shall bear thee in their hands : that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.

13  Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.

14  Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him up, because he hath known my Name.

15  He shall call upon me, and I will hear him : yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.

16  With long life will I satisfy him : and shew him my salvation.

Isaac Watts

English text

1.He that hath made his refuge God Shall find a most secure abode, Shall walk all day beneath his shade, And there at night shall rest his head.

2. Then will I say, My God, thy power Shall be my fortress and my tower; I, that am formed of feeble dust, Make thine almighty arm my trust.

3. Thrice happy man! thy Maker's care Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare; Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways.

4. Just as a hen protects her brood From birds of prey that seek their blood, Under her feathers, so the Lord Makes his own arm his people's guard.

5. If burning beams of noon conspire To dart a pestilential fire, God is their life; his wings are spread To shield them with a healthful shade.

6. If vapors with malignant breath Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, Israel is safe; the poisoned air Grows pure, if Israel's God be there.

7. What though a thousand at thy side, At thy right hand ten thousand died, Thy God his chosen people saves Amongst the dead, amidst the graves.

8. So when he sent his angel down To make his wrath in Egypt known, And slew their sons, his careful eye Passed all the doors of Jacob by.

9. But if the fire, or plague, or sword, Receive commission from the Lord To strike his saints among the rest, Their very pains and deaths are blest.

10. The sword, the pestilence, or fire, Shall but fulfil their best desire; From sins and sorrows set them free, And bring thy children, Lord, to thee.