Psalms

Psalm 91:9–12

⁹Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—

my refuge, the Most High—

¹⁰no evil will befall you,

no plague will approach your tent.

¹¹For He will command His angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways.

¹²They will lift you up in their hands,

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.^b

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
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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He will command	יְצַוֶּה־	yə·ṣaw·weh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
His angels	מַ֭לְאָכָיו	mal·’ā·ḵāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4397 messenger
concerning you	לָּ֑ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
to guard you	לִ֝שְׁמָרְךָ֗	liš·mā·rə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your ways	דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃	də·rā·ḵe·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will lift you up	יִשָּׂא֑וּנְךָ	yiś·śā·’ū·nə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular, Paragogic nun	H5375 lift, take, carry
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
their hands	כַּפַּ֥יִם	kap·pa·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
so that you will not	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
strike	תִּגֹּ֖ף	tig·gōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5062 strike, smite
your foot	רַגְלֶֽךָ׃	raḡ·le·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7272 foot
against a stone	בָּאֶ֣בֶן	bā·’e·ḇen	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone