Psalms 91 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 92

¹A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High,

KJVA Psalm^H4210 or Song^H7892 for the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117. It is a good^H2896 thing to give thanks^H3034^(H8687) unto the LORD^H3068, and to sing praises^H2167^(H8763) unto thy name^H8034, O most High^H5945:

² to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

KJVTo shew forth^H5046^(H8687) thy lovingkindness^H2617 in the morning^H1242, and thy faithfulness^H530 every night^H3915,

³ with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

KJVUpon an instrument of ten strings^H6218, and upon the psaltery^H5035; upon the harp^H3658 with a solemn sound^H1902.

⁴ For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

KJVFor thou, LORD^H3068, hast made me glad^H8055^(H8765) through thy work^H6467: I will triumph^H7442^(H8762) in the works^H4639 of thy hands^H3027.

⁵ How great are your works, Yahweh! Your thoughts are very deep.

KJVO LORD^H3068, how great^H1431^(H8804) are thy works^H4639! and thy thoughts^H4284 are very^H3966 deep^H6009^(H8804).

⁶ A senseless man doesn’t know, neither does a fool understand this:

KJVA brutish^H1198 man^H376 knoweth^H3045^(H8799) not; neither doth a fool^H3684 understand^H995^(H8799) this.

⁷ though the wicked spring up as the grass, and all the evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

KJVWhen the wicked^H7563 spring^H6524^(H8800) as the grass^H6212, and when all the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205 do flourish^H6692^(H8686); it is that they shall be destroyed^H8045^(H8736) for ever^H5703:

⁸ But you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.

KJVBut thou, LORD^H3068, art most high^H4791 for evermore^H5769.

⁹ For behold, your enemies, Yahweh, for behold, your enemies shall perish. All the evildoers will be scattered.

KJVFor, lo, thine enemies^H341^(H8802), O LORD^H3068, for, lo, thine enemies^H341^(H8802) shall perish^H6^(H8799); all the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205 shall be scattered^H6504^(H8691).

¹⁰ But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

KJVBut my horn^H7161 shalt thou exalt^H7311^(H8686) like the horn of an unicorn^H7214: I shall be anointed^H1101^(H8804) with fresh^H7488 oil^H8081.

¹¹ My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

KJVMine eye^H5869 also shall see^H5027^(H8686) my desire on mine enemies^H7790, and mine ears^H241 shall hear^H8085^(H8799) my desire of the wicked^H7489^(H8688) that rise up^H6965^(H8801) against me.

¹² The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

KJVThe righteous^H6662 shall flourish^H6524^(H8799) like the palm tree^H8558: he shall grow^H7685^(H8799) like a cedar^H730 in Lebanon^H3844.

¹³ They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

KJVThose that be planted^H8362^(H8803) in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 shall flourish^H6524^(H8686) in the courts^H2691 of our God^H430.

¹⁴ They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,

KJVThey shall still bring forth fruit^H5107^(H8799) in old age^H7872; they shall be fat^H1879 and flourishing^H7488;

¹⁵ to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

KJVTo shew^H5046^(H8687) that the LORD^H3068 is upright^H3477: he is my rock^H6697, and there is no unrighteousness^H5766^(H8675)^H5766 in him.

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.

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