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Psalms 91:3
3Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
Psalms 91:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.
Context of Psalms 91:3
1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
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כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:3
- Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
- Psalms 141:9Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
- Proverbs 7:23till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them.
- Hosea 9:8The prophet, along with my God, is the watchman over Ephraim, yet snares await him on all his paths, and hostility in the house of his God.
- Amos 3:5Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground when no bait is there? Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?
- 1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- 2 Timothy 2:26and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
- Psalms 91:6nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
- Numbers 14:37these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the Lord.
- Numbers 16:46Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly to make atonement for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord; the plague has started.”
- 2 Samuel 24:15So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.
- Job 5:10He provides rain for the earth; he sends water on the countryside.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Surely he shall deliver thee - If thou wilt act thus, then the God in whom thou trustest will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, from all the devices of Satan, and from all dangerous maladies. As the original word, דבר dabar, signifies a word spoken, and deber, the same letters, signifies pestilence; so some translate one way, and some another: he shall deliver thee from the evil and slanderous word; he shall deliver thee from the noisome…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler - The snare or gin set for catching birds; meaning, here, that God would save him from the purposes of wicked people; such purposes as might be compared with the devices employed to catch birds. On the meaning of the figure used here, see the notes at Psalm 18:5. And from the noisome pestilence - The “fatal” pestilence; the pestilence that spreads death in its march. That is, he can prevent its…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God protects the godly from deadly disease and even a destructive word.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. snares ... [and] ... noisome pestilence--literally, "plagues of mischiefs" (Psa 5:9; 52:7), are expressive figures for various evils.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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