Psalms 91:4

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 to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” 3For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark. 5You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; 6Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.

Psalms 91:4 word by word

בְּאֶבְרָת֨וֹ׀ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭ךְ וְתַֽחַת־כְּנָפָ֣יו תֶּחְסֶ֑ה צִנָּ֖ה וְֽסֹחֵרָ֣ה אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• coverסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• you with His pinionsאֶבְרָה'ebrâh · pinionH84
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• His wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• you may seekחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
• faithfulnessאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• shieldצִנָּהtsinnâh · shieldH6793
• and bulwarkסֹחֵרָהsôchêrâh · bucklerH5507

Cross-references for Psalms 91:4

• Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye; Hide me in the shadow of Your wings
• Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.
• Psalms 61:4Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
• Deuteronomy 32:11Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, That hovers over its young, He spread His wings and caught them, He carried them on His pinions.
• Ruth 2:12May the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.”
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
• Psalms 89:23But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.
• Psalms 138:2I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name.
• Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.”
• Isaiah 43:1But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine!
• Mark 13:31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Hebrews 6:17In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, 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

Topics related to Psalms 91:4

• Blessing
• Righteous
• Shield
• Testimony
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• Armour
• Buckler
• Destruction
• Dragon
• Evil
• Fall
• Reward
• Thousand
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Feathers

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