Psalms

Psalm 91:3–9

³Surely He will deliver you

from the snare of the fowler,

and from the deadly plague.

⁴He will cover you with His feathers;

under His wings you will find refuge;

His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.

⁵You will not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

⁷Though a thousand may fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand,

no harm will come near you.

⁸You will only see it with your eyes

and witness the punishment of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—

my refuge, the Most High—

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
Surely	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will deliver you	יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ	yaṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from the snare	מִפַּ֥ח	mip·paḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6341 bird-trap
of the fowler	יָק֗וּשׁ	yā·qūš	Noun - masculine singular	H3353 id.
and from the deadly	הַוּֽוֹת׃	haw·wō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1942 desire
plague	מִדֶּ֥בֶר	mid·de·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1698 pestilence

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He will cover	יָ֣סֶךְ	yā·seḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5526 overshadow, screen, cover
you	לָ֭ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
with His feathers	בְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ׀	bə·’eḇ·rā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H84 pinion
under	וְתַֽחַת־	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
His wings	כְּנָפָ֣יו	kə·nā·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
you will find refuge	תֶּחְסֶ֑ה	teḥ·seh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2620 seek refuge
His faithfulness	אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃	’ă·mit·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
is a shield	צִנָּ֖ה	ṣin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6793 hook
and rampart	וְֽסֹחֵרָ֣ה	wə·sō·ḥê·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5507 buckler

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	תִ֭ירָא	ṯî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
the terror	מִפַּ֣חַד	mip·pa·ḥaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6343 dread
of the night	לָ֑יְלָה	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
nor the arrow	מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ	mê·ḥêṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2671 arrow
that flies	יָע֥וּף	yā·‘ūp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
by day	יוֹמָֽם׃	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the pestilence	מִ֭דֶּבֶר	mid·de·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
that stalks	יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ	ya·hă·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in the darkness	בָּאֹ֣פֶל	bā·’ō·p̄el	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H652 darkness, gloom
the calamity	מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב	miq·qe·ṭeḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6986 destruction
that destroys	יָשׁ֥וּד	yā·šūḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7736 swell up, devastate
at noon	צָהֳרָֽיִם׃	ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though a thousand	אֶ֗לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
may fall	יִפֹּ֤ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
at your side	מִצִּדְּךָ֨׀	miṣ·ṣid·də·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6654 side
and ten thousand	וּרְבָבָ֥ה	ū·rə·ḇā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H7233 multitude, myriad, ten thousand
at your right hand	מִימִינֶ֑ךָ	mî·mî·ne·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will come near	אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
you	יִגָּֽשׁ׃	yig·gāš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will only	רַ֭ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
see it	תַבִּ֑יט	ṯab·bîṭ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5027 look
with your eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֣יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and witness	תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
the punishment	וְשִׁלֻּמַ֖ת	wə·šil·lu·maṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8011 requital, retribution
of the wicked	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have made	שַׂ֣מְתָּ	śam·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your dwelling	מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃	mə·‘ō·w·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4583 dwelling, habitation
my refuge	מַחְסִ֑י	maḥ·sî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
the Most High	עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high