Psalms 91

Psalm 91 assures that those who dwell in the **secret place** of the **Most High** and trust in **YHWH** as their refuge will be protected from the snare of the fowler, pestilence, terror by night, arrow by day, and plagues, with **YHWH** covering them with His pinions like a bird shielding its young.[1][2][3] God promises angelic charge over them, victory over lion and cobra, deliverance, protection, answered prayers, presence in trouble, honor, long life, and salvation for those who love and know His name.[1][2][3]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יֹ֭שֵׁב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev
dwelling-one of
dwelling-one of
HVqrmsa H3427
2 בְּ/סֵ֣תֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓 beseter
in hiding-place of
in hiding-place of
HR/Ncmsc H5643
3 עֶלְי֑וֹן 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 eleyon
Highest One
Highest One
HAamsa H5945
4 בְּ/צֵ֥ל 𐤁/𐤑𐤋 betsel
in shade of
in shade of
HR/Ncmsc H6738
5 שַׁ֝דַּ֗י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday
Overpowering One
Shaday
HNp H7706
6 יִתְלוֹנָֽן 𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤍 yitelonan lona (Bemba)
he will keep grumbling
he will lodge
HVri3ms H3885
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אֹמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar
I will say
I will say
HVqi1cs H559
2 לַֽ֭/יהוָה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi)
to Yahweh
to Yahweh
HR/Np H3068
3 מַחְסִ֣/י 𐤌𐤇𐤎/𐤉 machesi
my shelter-refuge
my shelter-refuge
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H4268
4 וּ/מְצוּדָתִ֑/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤕/𐤉 umetsudati
and my stronghold
and my stronghold
HC/Ncbsc/Sp1cs H4686
5 אֱ֝לֹהַ֗/י 𐤀𐤋𐤄/𐤉 elohay Mulimu (Lozi)
my mighty ones
my Elohim
HNcmpc/Sp1cs H430
6 אֶבְטַח 𐤀𐤁𐤈𐤇 evetach
I will trust
I will trust
HVqi1cs H982
7 בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo
in him
HR/Sp3ms
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
because
HC H3588
2 ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu
he
he
HPp3ms H1931
3 יַ֭צִּֽילְ/ךָ 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤊 yatsilekha
he will rescue you
he will rescue you
HVhi3ms/Sp2ms H5337
4 מִ/פַּ֥ח 𐤌/𐤐𐤇 mipach
spread-out trap of
from the trap
HR/Ncmsc H6341
5 יָק֗וּשׁ 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤔 yaqush
snarer
of the fowler
HNcmsa H3353
6 מִ/דֶּ֥בֶר 𐤌/𐤃𐤁𐤓 midever
from destructive plague
from destructive plague
HR/Ncmsc H1698
7 הַוּֽוֹת 𐤄𐤅𐤅𐤕 hauot mpvɛ (Lingala)
ruinous calamities
of ruinous calamities
HNcfpa H1942
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בְּ/אֶבְרָת֨/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤅 beeverato
in his strong wing
with his strong wing
HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms H84
2 יָ֣סֶךְ 𐤉𐤎𐤊 yasekhe
he will shelter
he will shelter
HVhi3ms H5526
3 לָ֭/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe
you
HR/Sp2fs
4 וְ/תַֽחַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat
and under
and under
HC/R H8478
5 כְּנָפָ֣י/ו 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kenafayv
his wings
his wings
HNcfpc/Sp3ms H3671
6 תֶּחְסֶ֑ה 𐤕𐤇𐤎𐤄 techeseh
you seek refuge
you will take refuge
HVqi2ms H2620
7 צִנָּ֖ה 𐤑𐤍𐤄 tsinah
large body-shield
large body-shield
HNcfsa H6793
8 וְֽ/סֹחֵרָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤎𐤇𐤓𐤄 vesocherah
encircling shield
and encircling shield
HC/Ncfsa H5507
9 אֲמִתּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤅 amito
his reliability
his faithfulness
HNcfsc/Sp3ms H571
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
2 תִ֭ירָא 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira
may you fear
you will fear
HVqi2ms H3372
3 מִ/פַּ֣חַד 𐤌/𐤐𐤇𐤃 mipachad
from dread of
from dread of
HR/Ncmsc H6343
4 לָ֑יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah
night
night
HNcmsa H3915
5 מֵ֝/חֵ֗ץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤑 mechets
piercing-arrow
from arrow
HR/Ncmsa H2671
6 יָע֥וּף 𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤐 yauf
he flies
that flies
HVqi3ms H5774
7 יוֹמָֽם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤌 yomam
in the daytime
in the daytime
HD H3119
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מִ֭/דֶּבֶר 𐤌/𐤃𐤁𐤓 midever
from destructive plague
from destructive plague
HR/Ncmsa H1698
2 בָּ/אֹ֣פֶל 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤋 baofel
in the deep darkness
in the deep darkness
HRd/Ncmsa H652
3 יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤊 yahalokhe
he will go
it will walk
HVqi3ms H1980
4 מִ֝/קֶּ֗טֶב 𐤌/𐤒𐤈𐤁 miqetev
from destructive force
from destructive force
HR/Ncmsa H6986
5 יָשׁ֥וּד 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤃 yashud
he will devastate
it will devastate
HVqi3ms H7736
6 צָהֳרָֽיִם 𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 tsahorayim
high noons
at noonday
HNcmpa H6672
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִפֹּ֤ל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipol
he will fall
he will fall
HVqi3ms H5307
2 מִ/צִּדְּ/ךָ֨ 𐤌/𐤑𐤃/𐤊 mitsidekha
from your side
at your side
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms H6654
3 אֶ֗לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef
thousand-unit
thousand-unit
HAcbsa H505
4 וּ/רְבָבָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤄 urevavah
and a myriad
and ten thousand
HC/Ncfsa H7233
5 מִ/ימִינֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤊 miminekha
from your right hand
at your right hand
HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms H3225
6 אֵ֝לֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha
toward you
to you
HR/Sp2ms H413
7 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
8 יִגָּֽשׁ 𐤉𐤂𐤔 yigash
he will draw near
he will approach
HVqi3ms H5066
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 רַ֭ק 𐤓𐤒 raq
only
only
HTa H7535
2 בְּ/עֵינֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha Enyi (Fante)
in your two eyes
with your eyes
HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms H5869
3 תַבִּ֑יט 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤈 tabit
may you fix your gaze
you will behold
HVhi2ms H5027
4 וְ/שִׁלֻּמַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤕 veshilumat
repayment-of
the recompense of
HC/Ncfsc H8011
5 רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim
wicked men
wicked men
HAampa H7563
6 תִּרְאֶֽה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh
you will see
you will see
HVqi2ms H7200
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
because
HC H3588
2 אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah
you
you
HPp2ms H859
3 יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi)
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp H3068
4 מַחְסִ֑/י 𐤌𐤇𐤎/𐤉 machesi
my shelter-refuge
my refuge
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H4268
5 עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 eleyon
Highest One
Highest One
HAamsa H5945
6 שַׂ֣מְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤕 sameta
you placed
you set
HVqp2ms H7760
7 מְעוֹנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 meonekha
your dwelling-place
your dwelling-place
HNcbsc/Sp2ms H4583
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
2 תְאֻנֶּ֣ה 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 teuneh
she will be met
will befall
HVPi3fs H579
3 אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha
toward you
to you
HR/Sp2ms H413
4 רָעָ֑ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah
evil
evil
HNcfsa H7451
5 וְ֝/נֶ֗גַע 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤏 venega
stricken lesion
and lesion
HC/Ncmsa H5061
6 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2
not
not
HTn H3808
7 יִקְרַ֥ב 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤁 yiqerav
he will draw near
will approach
HVqi3ms H7126
8 בְּ/אָהֳלֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤊 beaholekha
in your tent
in your tent
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms H168
Verse 11
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 מַ֭לְאָכָי/ו 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉/𐤅 maleakhayv Malaika (Bemba)
his messengers
his messengers
HNcmpc/Sp3ms H4397
3 יְצַוֶּה 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 yetsaveh
he will command
he will command
HVpi3ms H6680
4 לָּ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe
concerning you
HR/Sp2fs
5 לִ֝/שְׁמָרְ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤊 lishemarekha
to guard you
to keep you
HR/Vqc/Sp2ms H8104
6 בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili)
in the whole of
in all
HR/Ncmsc H3605
7 דְּרָכֶֽי/ךָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakheykha
your paths
your ways
HNcbpc/Sp2ms H1870
Verse 12
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
2 כַּפַּ֥יִם 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤌 kapayim
two cupped palms
two cupped palms
HNcfda H3709
3 יִשָּׂא֑וּ/נְ/ךָ 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤍/𐤊 yisaunekha
they will lift you
they will bear you
HVqi3mp/Sn/Sp2ms H5375
4 פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen
lest
lest
HC H6435
5 תִּגֹּ֖ף 𐤕𐤂𐤐 tigof
you will be struck down
you strike
HVqi2ms H5062
6 בָּ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤁/𐤀𐤁𐤍 baeven
in the building-stone
against a stone
HRd/Ncfsa H68
7 רַגְלֶֽ/ךָ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤊 ragelekha
your foot
your foot
HNcfsc/Sp2ms H7272
Verse 13
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
2 שַׁ֣חַל 𐤔𐤇𐤋 shachal
fierce lion
fierce lion
HNcmsa H7826
3 וָ/פֶ֣תֶן 𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤍 vafeten
venomous viper
and venomous viper
HC/Ncmsa H6620
4 תִּדְרֹ֑ךְ 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤊 tiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili)
she will tread
you will tread
HVqi2ms H1869
5 תִּרְמֹ֖ס 𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤎 tiremos
she will trample
you will trample
HVqi2ms H7429
6 כְּפִ֣יר 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 kefir
young lion of
young lion
HNcmsa H3715
7 וְ/תַנִּֽין 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤍 vetanin
great stretched-out creature
and dragon
HC/Ncmsa H8577
Verse 14
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
because
HC H3588
2 בִ֣/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi
on me
HR/Sp1cs
3 חָ֭שַׁק 𐤇𐤔𐤒 chashaq
he attached himself
he loved
HVqp3ms H2836
4 וַ/אֲפַלְּטֵ֑/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤋𐤈/𐤄𐤅 vaafaletehu
I will rescue him
I will rescue him
HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms H6403
5 אֲ֝שַׂגְּבֵ֗/הוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤂𐤁/𐤄𐤅 asagevehu
I will set him high and secure
I will set him high and secure
HVpi1cs/Sp3ms H7682
6 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
because
HC H3588
7 יָדַ֥ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada
he knew
he knew
HVqp3ms H3045
8 שְׁמִֽ/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi
my name
my name
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H8034
Verse 15
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 יִקְרָאֵ֨/נִי 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 yiqeraeni
he will call me
he will call me
HVqi3ms/Sp1cs H7121
2 וְֽ/אֶעֱנֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤄𐤅 veeenehu
and I will answer him
and I will answer him
HC/Vqi1cs/Sp3ms H6030
3 עִמּֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo
with him
with him
HR/Sp3ms H5973
4 אָנֹכִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi ine-neka (Bemba)
I myself
I myself
HPp1cs H595
5 בְ/צָרָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤄 vetsarah
distress
in distress
HR/Ncfsa H6869
6 אֲ֝חַלְּצֵ֗/הוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤋𐤑/𐤄𐤅 achaletsehu
I will draw him out
I will rescue him
HVpi1cs/Sp3ms H2502
7 וַֽ/אֲכַבְּדֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤄𐤅 vaakhabedehu kubwa (Swahili)
and I will make him weighty
and I will honor him
HC/Vpi1cs/Sp3ms H3513
Verse 16
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אֹ֣רֶךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤊 orekhe
length of
length of
HNcmsc H753
2 יָ֭מִים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim
days
days
HNcmpa H3117
3 אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏/𐤄𐤅 asebiehu
I will satisfy him
I will satisfy him
HVhi1cs/Sp3ms H7646
4 וְ֝/אַרְאֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 veareehu
and I will cause him to see
and I will show him
HC/Vhi1cs/Sp3ms H7200
5 בִּֽ/ישׁוּעָתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 bishuati
in my deliverance
my salvation
HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs H3444