God’s Word Translation
Psalms 91:9
9You, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home.
Psalms 91:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
- New International Version (NIV)If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
Context of Psalms 91:9
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. You, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home. 10No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house. 11He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:9 word by word
כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן שַׂ֣מְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:9
- Psalms 91:2I will say to the Lord, “⌞You are⌟ my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
- Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the Lord their God,
- Psalms 91:1Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 71:3Be a rock on which I may live, a place where I may always go. You gave the order to save me! Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our refuge throughout every generation.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Because thou hast made the Lord - Seeing thou hast taken Jehovah, the Most High, for thy portion and thy refuge, no evil shall come nigh thy dwelling; thou shalt be safe in thy soul, body, household, and property, Psalm 91:10. Every pious man may expect such protection from his God and Father.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge - literally, “For thou, O Jehovah, (art) my refuge.” The Chaldee Paraphrase regards this as the language of Solomon, who, according to that version, is one of the speakers in the psalm: “Solomon answered and said, Since thou, O Lord, art my refuge,‘” etc. Tholuck regards this as the response of the choir. But this is unnecessary. The idea is, that the psalmist “himself” had made Yahweh his refuge, or his…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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