Psalms

Psalm 91:1–2

¹He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.^a

²I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust.”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who dwells	יֹ֭שֵׁב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the shelter	בְּסֵ֣תֶר	bə·sê·ṯer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
of the Most High	עֶלְי֑וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
will abide	יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃	yiṯ·lō·w·nān	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
in the shadow	בְּצֵ֥ל	bə·ṣêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
of the Almighty	שַׁ֝דַּ֗י	šad·dai	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7706 Almighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will say	אֹמַ֗ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to the LORD	לַֽ֭יהוָה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my refuge	מַחְסִ֣י	maḥ·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
and my fortress	וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י	ū·mə·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4686 net, capture, fastness
my God	אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
in whom I trust	אֶבְטַח־	’eḇ·ṭaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H982 trust

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 91:1 Psalm 32:7 · Psalm 27:5 · Psalm 36:7 · Psalm 17:8 · 1 John 4:15–16 · Psalm 31:20 · Isaiah 25:4 · Psalm 61:3–4 · Psalm 121:5 · Isaiah 32:2 · Psalm 90:1 · Psalm 57:1

Psalm 91:2 Psalm 18:2 · Isaiah 26:3–4 · Proverbs 18:10 · Isaiah 12:2 · Psalm 142:5 · Psalm 62:5–8 · Psalm 46:1 · Psalm 71:3 · Psalm 14:6 · Psalm 91:9 · Deuteronomy 33:27–29 · Psalm 48:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.