English Standard Version
Psalms 91:2
2I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
Psalms 91:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- New International Version (NIV)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
Context of Psalms 91:2
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." 3For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:2 word by word
אֹמַ֗ר לַֽ֭יהוָה מַחְסִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אֶבְטַח־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:2
- Psalms 91:9Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 71:3Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 142:5I cry to you, O Lord; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, 'Destroy.'
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
- Psalms 48:14that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.
- Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us.
- Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.
- Deuteronomy 26:17You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules, and will obey his voice.
- Jeremiah 31:1"At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people."
- Luke 20:38Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him."
- Hebrews 11:16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I will say of the Lord - This is my experience: "He is my fortress, and in him will I continually trust."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will say of the Lord - I, the psalmist; I will take this to myself; I will endeavor to secure this blessedness; I will thus abide with God. In view of the blessedness of this condition, and with the hope of securing it to myself; I will adopt this resolution as the purpose of my life. It is what I need; it is what my soul desires. My refuge and my fortress - “I will say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress!” I will address him as such; I will regard…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The Lord is an ancient shelter (see Psalm 90:1), open to those who seek refuge in him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. dwelleth in the secret place--(Psa 27:5; 31:20) denotes nearness to God. Such as do so abide or lodge secure from assaults, and can well use the terms of trust in Psa 91:2.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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