New Living Translation
Psalms 91:2
2This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will say to the Lord, "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.”
Context of Psalms 91:2
1Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. 4He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
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 91:9If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter,
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 71:3Be my rock of safety where I can always hide. Give the order to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalms 142:5Then I pray to you, O Lord. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.
- Psalms 43:4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
- Psalms 48:14For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.
- Psalms 67:6Then the earth will yield its harvests, and God, our God, will richly bless us.
- Genesis 17:7“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Deuteronomy 26:17You have declared today that the Lord is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you.
- Jeremiah 31:1“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.
- Luke 20:38So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.”
- Hebrews 11:16But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
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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