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Psalms 91:6
6Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
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. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 5Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. 8Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:6 word by word
מִ֭דֶּבֶר בָּאֹ֣פֶל יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב יָשׁ֥וּד צָהֳרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:6
- Psalms 121:5The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
- Exodus 12:29And that night at midnight, the Lord struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed.
- 2 Kings 19:35That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.
- Numbers 16:48He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped.
- 2 Samuel 24:15So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel that morning, and it lasted for three days. A total of 70,000 people died throughout the nation, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south.
- Matthew 24:6And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.
- 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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