Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 91:10
10no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent.
Psalms 91:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
- New International Version (NIV)no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
- English Standard Version (ESV)no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.
- New King James Version (NKJV)No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
Context of Psalms 91:10
8You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. 9Because you have made the Lord — my refuge, the Most High — your dwelling place, no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. 11For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. 12They will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:10 word by word
לֹֽא־תְאֻנֶּ֣ה אֵלֶ֣יךָ רָעָ֑ה וְ֝נֶ֗גַע לֹא־יִקְרַ֥ב בְּאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:10
- Psalms 121:7The Lord will protect you from all harm; he will protect your life.
- Proverbs 12:21No disaster overcomes the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery.
- Romans 8:25Now if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
- Deuteronomy 7:15The Lord will remove all sickness from you; he will not put on you all the terrible diseases of Egypt that you know about, but he will inflict them on all who hate you.
- Job 5:24You will know that your tent is secure, and nothing will be missing when you inspect your home.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10There shall no evil befall thee - The Chaldee Paraphrase has, “The Lord of the world answered and said, There shall no evil befall thee,‘” etc. The sentiment, however, is that the psalmist could assure such an one, from his own personal experience, that he would be safe. He had himself made Yahweh his refuge, and he could speak with confidence of the safety of doing so. This, of course, is to be understood as a general truth, in accordance with what has…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction befal, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, though for the present it be not joyous but grievous. Those who rightly know God, will set their love upon him. They by prayer constantly call upon him. His promise is, that he will in due time deliver the believer out of trouble, and in the mean time be with him in trouble. The Lord will manage all his worldly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13The poet again invites the godly to seek refuge in the Lord and enjoy the benefits of divine protection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129-12. This exemption from evil is the result of trust in God, who employs angels as ministering spirits (He 1:14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 91
- 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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