God’s Word Translation
Psalms 91:6
6plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon.
Psalms 91:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
- New International Version (NIV)nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
- English Standard Version (ESV)nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Context of Psalms 91:6
4He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor. 5You do not need to fear terrors of the night, arrows that fly during the day, plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon. 7They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side. 8You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:6 word by word
מִ֭דֶּבֶר בָּאֹ֣פֶל יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב יָשׁ֥וּד צָהֳרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:6
- Psalms 121:5The Lord is your guardian. The Lord is the shade over your right hand.
- Exodus 12:29At midnight the Lord killed every firstborn male in Egypt from the firstborn son of Pharaoh who ruled the land to the firstborn son of the prisoner in jail, and also every firstborn animal.
- 2 Kings 19:35It happened that night. The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses.
- Numbers 16:48He stood between those who had died and those who were still alive, and the plague stopped.
- 2 Samuel 24:15So the Lord sent a plague among the Israelites from that morning until the time he had chosen. Of the people from Dan to Beersheba, 70,000 died.
- Matthew 24:6“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Don’t be alarmed! These things must happen, but they don’t mean that the end has come.
- 1 Corinthians 10:3All of them ate the same spiritual food,
Commentaries on Psalms 91:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday - The rabbins supposed that the empire of death was under two demons, one of which ruled by day, the other by night. The Vulgate and Septuagint have - the noonday devil. The ancients thought that there were some demons who had the power to injure particularly at noonday. To this Theocritus refers, Id. 1: ver. 15: - , , , · · ' , ,<-144 ̔ ̔ . "It is not lawful…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Nor for the pestilence - The plague or pestilence was common in Oriental countries. That walketh in darkness - Not that it particularly comes in the night, but that it seems to creep along as if in the night; that is, where one cannot mark its progress, or anticipate when or whom it will strike. The laws of its movements are unknown, and it comes upon people as an enemy that suddenly attacks us in the night. Nor for the destruction - The word used here…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The word pestilence here means any kind of suffering or trouble.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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