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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
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shelf: "Commentaries"
section: 111 of 159
url: https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/111/
cite: "John Calvin, tr. James Anderson, Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5, section 111. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/111/"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 111. Psalm 91

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[¶0] 1 He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, Under the shadow of the Almighty shall abide.

[¶1] 2 I will say to Jehovah, “Thou art my hope and my fortress:” He is my God; I will hope in him.

[¶2] 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, From the noxious pestilence:

[¶3] 4 With his wings he shall protect thee; And under his feathers thou shalt be safe; Thy shield and thy buckler shall be his truth.

[¶4] 5 Thou shalt not be afraid at the terror of the night; At the arrow which flieth by day;

[¶5] 6 At the destruction which in darkness walketh: At the pestilence which wasteth at noon-day.

[¶6] 7 There shall fall at thy side a thousand, And ten thousand at thy right hand: To thee it shall not come nigh.

[¶7] 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And the reward of the ungodly thou shalt see.

[¶8] 9 Because thou, O Jehovah! art my protection; The Most High thou hast made thy refuge.

[¶9] 10 There shall not befall thee [any] evil, And the plague shall not come nigh thy tabernacle:

[¶10] 11 For to his angels he hath given charge concerning thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

[¶11] 12 Upon their hands they shall bear thee, Lest thou dash against a stone thy foot.

[¶12] 13 Over the lion and asp thou shalt walk; Thou shalt tread upon the young lion and dragon.

[¶13] 14 Because on me he hath reposed, I will deliver him; I will exalt him because he hath known my name.

[¶14] 15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him: With him will I be in trouble; I will deliver him, and will glorify him.

[¶15] 16 With length of days will I satisfy him, And will show him my salvation.