American Standard Version
Psalms 91:4
4He will cover thee with his pinions,And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Psalms 91:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
- New International Version (NIV)He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Context of Psalms 91:4
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust. 3For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence. He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler. 5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
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בְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ׀ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭ךְ וְתַֽחַת־כְּנָפָ֣יו תֶּחְסֶ֑ה צִנָּ֖ה וְֽסֹחֵרָ֣ה אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 91:4
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
- Psalms 61:4I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selah
- Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle that stirreth up her nest, That fluttereth over her young, He spread abroad his wings, he took them, He bare them on his pinions.
- Ruth 2:12Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
- Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
- Psalms 89:23And I will beat down his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.
- Psalms 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Isaiah 43:1But now thus saith Jehovah that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.
- Mark 13:31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- Hebrews 6:17Wherein God, being minded to show more abundantly unto the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;
Commentaries on Psalms 91:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He shall cover thee with his feathers - He shall act towards thee as the hen does to her brood, - take thee under his wings when birds of prey appear, and also shelter thee from chilling blasts. This is a frequent metaphor in the sacred writings; see Psalm 17:8; (note), Psalm 57:1; (note), Psalm 61:4; (note), and the notes on them. The Septuagint has · He will overshadow thee between his shoulders; alluding to the custom of parents carrying their weak or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4He shall cover thee with his feathers - As the parent bird protects its young. See the notes at Psalm 17:8. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11. “His truth.” His unfailing promise; the certainty that what he has promised to do he will perform. Shall be thy shield and buckler - literally, “Shield and buckler is his truth.” The meaning is, that his pledge or promise would be unto them as the shield of the soldier is to him in battle. Compare Psalm 35:2. The word…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The shield might refer to a large shield that covers the body. The rampart likely refers to a smaller shield, though the exact meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. For the first figure compare De 32:11; Mt 23:37. buckler--literally, "surrounding"--that is, a kind of shield covering all over.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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