Psalms 90

Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 90 compared with King James Version 91

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¹Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

¹He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

²He shall say to the Lord, Thou art my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him .

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

³For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter.

³Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

⁴He shall overshadow thee with his shoulders, and thou shalt trust under his wings : his truth shall cover thee with a shield .

⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

⁵Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;

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

⁶[nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

⁶Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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

⁸Only with thine eyes shalt thou observe and see the reward of sinners.

⁸Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

⁹For thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou, my soul, hast made the Most Highthy refuge.

⁹Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

¹⁰No evils shall come upon thee, and no scourge shall draw nigh to thy dwelling.

¹⁰There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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

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

¹²They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

¹²They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

¹³Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: and thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon .

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

¹⁴For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him , because he has known my name.

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

¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will hearken to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

¹⁵He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

¹⁶I will satisfy him with length of days, and shew him my salvation.

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