11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- KJV King James Version
- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He who is dwelling || In the secret place of the Most High, || Habitually lodges in the shade of the Mighty,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Those who live under the protection of the Most High are kept safe by the Almighty.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 90:1 in this edition
- The praise of a canticle for David. He that dwelleth in the aid of the most High, shall abide under the protection of the God of Jacob.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| יֹ֭שֵׁב | yō·šêḇ | He who dwells | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
| בְּסֵ֣תֶר | bə·sê·ṯer | in the shelter | H5643 סֵ֫תֶר secrecy |
| עֶלְי֑וֹן | ‘el·yō·wn | of the Most High | H5945 עֶלְיוֹן high |
| בְּצֵ֥ל | bə·ṣêl | in the shadow | H6738 צֵל shadow |
| שַׁ֝דַּ֗י | šad·dai | of the Almighty | H7706 שַׁדַּי Almighty |
| יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃ | yiṯ·lō·w·nān | will abide | H3885 לוּן to lodge |
Related verses
- Psalm 32:7
You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
- Psalm 27:5
For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.
- Psalm 36:7
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
- Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
- 1 John 4:15–16
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
- Psalm 31:20
In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
- Isaiah 25:4
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.
- Psalm 61:3–4
For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy. I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.
- Psalm 121:5
Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.
- Isaiah 32:2
A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.
Read all of Psalm 91 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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