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Psalms 91:7
7A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
Psalms 91:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
- New International Version (NIV)A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you.
Context of Psalms 91:7
5You will not fear the terror by night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6nor the plague that stalks in darkness, nor the scourge that lays waste at noon. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8You will only look on with your eyes and see the wicked paid back. 9For you have made Elyon your dwelling, even Adonai, who is my refuge,
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:7 word by word
יִפֹּ֤ל מִצִּדְּךָ֨׀ אֶ֗לֶף וּרְבָבָ֥ה מִימִינֶ֑ךָ אֵ֝לֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א יִגָּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 91:7
- Psalms 32:6So let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found. When great floodwaters rise, they will not reach him.
- Genesis 7:23So He wiped out all existence that was upon the surface of the ground, everything from people to livestock, to crawling creatures, and to flying creatures of the sky. They were wiped out off the land. Only Noah and those with him in the ark survived.
- Exodus 12:12“For I will go through the land of Egypt on that night and strike down every firstborn, both men and animals, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am Adonai.
- Numbers 14:37these men, spreading the bad report about the land, died of the plague in Adonai’s presence.
- Joshua 14:10So now behold, Adonai has kept me alive, just as He said, these 45 years, since the time that Adonai spoke this word to Moses while Israel was journeying in the wilderness, and now behold, I am 85 years old today.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A thousand shall fall at thy side - Calmet thinks this place should be translated thus: "A thousand enemies may fall upon thee on one side, and ten thousand may fall upon thee on thy right hand: but they shall not come nigh thee to take away thy life." It is a promise of perfect protection, and the utmost safety.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7A thousand shall fall at thy side - Though a thousand should fall at thy side, or close to thee. This alludes to the manner in which the pestilence often moves among people. And ten thousand at thy right hand - Compare Psalm 3:6. The word “myriad” would better represent the exact idea in the original, as the Hebrew word is different from that which is translated “a thousand.” It is put here for any large number. No matter how many fall around thee, on the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The godly should not be afraid, because the Lord watches over them. These promises do not guarantee an escape from trouble, but they create an expectation of the Lord’s goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. The security is more valuable, as being special, and, therefore, evidently of God; and while ten thousands of the wicked fall, the righteous are in such safety that they only see the calamity.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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