Psalms 90 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 91

¹He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

KJVHe that dwelleth^H3427^(H8802) in the secret^H5643 place of the most High^H5945 shall abide^H3885^(H8698) under the shadow^H6738 of the Almighty^H7706.

² I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

KJVI will say^H559^(H8799) of the LORD^H3068, He is my refuge^H4268 and my fortress^H4686: my God^H430; in him will I trust^H982^(H8799).

³ For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

KJVSurely he shall deliver^H5337^(H8686) thee from the snare^H6341 of the fowler^H3353, and from the noisome^H1942 pestilence^H1698.

⁴ He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

KJVHe shall cover^H5526^(H8686) thee with his feathers^H84, and under his wings^H3671 shalt thou trust^H2620^(H8799): his truth^H571 shall be thy shield^H6793 and buckler^H5507.

⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day,

KJVThou shalt not be afraid^H3372^(H8799) for the terror^H6343 by night^H3915; nor for the arrow^H2671 that flieth^H5774^(H8799) by day^H3119;

⁶ nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

KJVNor for the pestilence^H1698 that walketh^H1980^(H8799) in darkness^H652; nor for the destruction^H6986 that wasteth^H7736^(H8799) at noonday^H6672.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

KJVA thousand^H505 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) at thy side^H6654, and ten thousand^H7233 at thy right hand^H3225; but it shall not come nigh^H5066^(H8799) thee.

⁸ You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked.

KJVOnly with thine eyes^H5869 shalt thou behold^H5027^(H8686) and see^H7200^(H8799) the reward^H8011 of the wicked^H7563.

⁹ Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

KJVBecause thou hast made^H7760^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, which is my refuge^H4268, even the most High^H5945, thy habitation^H4583;

¹⁰ no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

KJVThere shall no evil^H7451 befall^H579^(H8792) thee, neither shall any plague^H5061 come nigh^H7126^(H8799) thy dwelling^H168.

¹¹ For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

KJVFor he shall give his angels^H4397 charge^H6680^(H8762) over thee, to keep^H8104^(H8800) thee in all thy ways^H1870.

¹² They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.

KJVThey shall bear thee up^H5375^(H8799) in their hands^H3709, lest thou dash^H5062^(H8799) thy foot^H7272 against a stone^H68.

¹³ You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot.

KJVThou shalt tread^H1869^(H8799) upon the lion^H7826 and adder^H6620: the young lion^H3715 and the dragon^H8577 shalt thou trample under feet^H7429^(H8799).

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

KJVBecause he hath set his love^H2836^(H8804) upon me, therefore will I deliver^H6403^(H8762) him: I will set him on high^H7682^(H8762), because he hath known^H3045^(H8804) my name^H8034.

¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

KJVHe shall call^H7121^(H8799) upon me, and I will answer^H6030^(H8799) him: I will be with him in trouble^H6869; I will deliver^H2502^(H8762) him, and honour^H3513^(H8762) him.

¹⁶ I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”

KJVWith long^H753 life^H3117 will I satisfy^H7646^(H8686) him, and shew^H7200^(H8686) him my salvation^H3444.

WEB·Psalms 90

¹A Prayer by Moses, the man of God. Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations.

KJVA Prayer^H8605 of Moses^H4872 the man^H376 of God^H430. Lord^H136, thou hast been our dwelling place^H4583 in all^H1755 generations^H1755.

² Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

KJVBefore the mountains^H2022 were brought forth^H3205^(H8795), or ever thou hadst formed^H2342^(H8787) the earth^H776 and the world^H8398, even from everlasting^H5769 to^H5704 everlasting^H5769, thou art God^H410.

³ You turn man to destruction, saying, “Return, you children of men.”

KJVThou turnest^H7725^(H8686) man^H582 to destruction^H1793; and sayest^H559^(H8799), Return^H7725^(H8798), ye children^H1121 of men^H120.

⁴ For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night.

KJVFor a thousand^H505 years^H8141 in thy sight^H5869 are but as^H3117 yesterday^H865 when it is past^H5674^(H8799), and as a watch^H821 in the night^H3915.

⁵ You sweep them away as they sleep. In the morning they sprout like new grass.

KJVThou carriest them away as with a flood^H2229^(H8804); they are as a sleep^H8142: in the morning^H1242 they are like grass^H2682 which groweth up^H2498^(H8799).

⁶ In the morning it sprouts and springs up. By evening, it is withered and dry.

KJVIn the morning^H1242 it flourisheth^H6692^(H8686), and groweth up^H2498^(H8804); in the evening^H6153 it is cut down^H4135^(H8787), and withereth^H3001^(H8804).

⁷ For we are consumed in your anger. We are troubled in your wrath.

KJVFor we are consumed^H3615^(H8804) by thine anger^H639, and by thy wrath^H2534 are we troubled^H926^(H8738).

⁸ You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.

KJVThou hast set^H7896^(H8804) our iniquities^H5771 before thee, our secret^H5956^(H8803) sins in the light^H3974 of thy countenance^H6440.

⁹ For all our days have passed away in your wrath. We bring our years to an end as a sigh.

KJVFor all our days^H3117 are passed away^H6437^(H8804) in thy wrath^H5678: we spend^H3615^(H8765) our years^H8141 as a tale^H1899 that is told.

¹⁰ The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.

KJVThe days^H3117 of our years^H8141 are threescore^H7657 years^H8141 and ten^H7657; and if by reason of strength^H1369 they be fourscore^H8084 years^H8141, yet is their strength^H7296 labour^H5999 and sorrow^H205; for it is soon^H2440 cut off^H1468^(H8804), and we fly away^H5774^(H8799).

¹¹ Who knows the power of your anger, your wrath according to the fear that is due to you?

KJVWho knoweth^H3045^(H8802) the power^H5797 of thine anger^H639? even according to thy fear^H3374, so is thy wrath^H5678.

¹² So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

KJVSo teach^H3045^(H8685) us to number^H4487^(H8800) our days^H3117, that we may apply^H935^(H8686) our hearts^H3824 unto wisdom^H2451.

¹³ Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

KJVReturn^H7725^(H8798), O LORD^H3068, how long? and let it repent^H5162^(H8734) thee concerning thy servants^H5650.

¹⁴ Satisfy us in the morning with your loving kindness, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

KJVO satisfy^H7646^(H8761) us early^H1242 with thy mercy^H2617; that we may rejoice^H7442^(H8762) and be glad^H8055^(H8799) all our days^H3117.

¹⁵ Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, for as many years as we have seen evil.

KJVMake us glad^H8055^(H8761) according to the days^H3117 wherein thou hast afflicted^H6031^(H8765) us, and the years^H8141 wherein we have seen^H7200^(H8804) evil^H7451.

¹⁶ Let your work appear to your servants, your glory to their children.

KJVLet thy work^H6467 appear^H7200^(H8735) unto thy servants^H5650, and thy glory^H1926 unto their children^H1121.

¹⁷ Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands.

KJVAnd let the beauty^H5278 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430 be upon us: and establish^H3559^(H8786) thou the work^H4639 of our hands^H3027 upon us; yea, the work^H4639 of our hands^H3027 establish^H3559^(H8786) thou it.

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