Psalms
Psalm 91:9–10
9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—
my refuge, the Most High—
10no evil will befall you,
no plague will approach your tent.
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.
Psalm 91:9
| 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 |
Psalm 91:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| evil | רָעָ֑ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| will befall | תְאֻנֶּ֣ה | ṯə·’un·neh | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H579 be opportune, meet, encounter opportunely |
| you | אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| plague | וְ֝נֶ֗גַע | wə·ne·ḡa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot |
| will approach | יִקְרַ֥ב | yiq·raḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| your tent | בְּאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃ | bə·’ā·ho·le·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H168 tent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 91:9 Psalm 71:3 · Psalm 90:1 · Psalm 91:1–2 · Psalm 142:4–5 · Psalm 146:5–6
Psalm 91:10 Proverbs 12:21 · Psalm 121:7 · Deuteronomy 7:15 · Romans 8:25 · Job 5:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.