Psalm 91

Words: The Psalter of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, 1887 ed.

Note:
This page also has a  Long Metre version of this psalm.

Common Metre Tunes

   1  The man that doth in secret place
         Of God Most High reside,
      Beneath the shade of him that is
         Th' Almighty shall abide.

   2  I of the Lord my God will say,
         He is my refuge still,
      He is my fortress and my God;
         And trust in him I will.

   3  Assuredly he shall thee save,
         And give deliverance
      From cunning fowler's snare, and from
      The deadly pestilence.

   4  His feathers shall thee hide; thy trust
         Beneath his wings shall be:
      His faithfulness shall be a shield
         And buckler unto thee.

   5  Thou shalt not need to be afraid
         For terrors of the night;
      Nor for the arrow that doth fly
         By day, while it is light;

   6  Nor for the pestilence, that walks
         In darkness secretly;
      Nor for destruction, that doth wast
         At noon-day openly.

   7  A thousand at thy side shall fall,
         On thy right hand shall lie
      Ten thousand dead; yet unto thee
         It shall not once come nigh.

   8  Thou with thy eyes shalt on it look
         And a beholder be;
      And thou therein the just reward
         Of wicked men shalt see.

   9  Because the Lord, who ever is
         My refuge and my aid,
      Ev'n God Most High, has been by thee
         Thy habitation made;

  10  No plague shall near thy dwelling come,
         No evil thee befall:
      For thee to keep in all thy ways
         His angels charge he shall.

  11  They in their hands shall bear thee up,
         Still waiting thee upon;
      Lest thou at any time shouldst dash
         Thy foot against a stone.

  12  Upon the adder thou shalt tread,
         And on the lion strong;
      Thy feet on dragons trample shall,
         And on the lions young.

  13  Because on me he set his love, .
         I'll save and set him free;
      Because my great name he hath known~
         I will him set on high.

  14  He'll call on me, I'll answer him;
         I will be with him still
      In trouble, to deliver him,
         And honor him I will.

  15  A length of days to his desire
         I will on him bestow,
      And I in kindness unto him
         Will my salvation show.

Long Metre Tunes

   1  The man who once has found abode
      Within the secret place of God,
      Shall with Almighty God abide,
      And in his shadow safely hide.

   2  I of the Lord my God will say,
      He is my refuge and my stay;
      To him for safety I will flee;
      My God, in him my trust shall be.

   3  He shall with all protecting care
      Preserve thee from the fowler's snare;
      When fearful plagues around prevail,
      No fatal stroke shall thee assail.

   4  His outspread pinions shall thee hide;
      Beneath his wings shalt thou confide;
      His faithfulness shall ever be
      A shield and buckler unto thee.

   5  No nightly terrors shall alarm,
      No deadly shaft by day shall harm,
      Nor pestilence that walks by night,
      Nor plagues that waste in noon-day light.

   6  A thousand at thy side shall lie,
      At thy right hand ten thousand due
      But thou unharmed, secure, shalt see
      What wicked men's reward shall be.

   7  Because thy trust is God alone,
      Thy dwelling-place the Highest One,
      no evil shall upon thee come,
      Nor plague approach thy guarded home.

   8  O'er thee his angels he commands,
      To bear thee safely in their hands;
      To keep thee in thy ways each one,
      Nor dash thy foot against a stone.

   9  Thy foot shall crush the adder's head,
      On lions and on dragons tread;
      And since on me he set his love,
      I Will his constant Savior prove.

  10  Because to him my name is dear,
      I'll him exalt above all fear.
      To me he'll lift his earnest cry,
      And I will answer from on high.

  11  I will be near when troubles press;
      I'll save him, and with honors bless;
      With life he satisfied shall be,
      And my salvation he shall see.


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