11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 91:2
I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
- KJV King James Version
- I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He is saying of YHWH, “My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- This is what I say about the Lord: “He is the one who defends and protects me. He is my God, and I trust in him.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'
- DBY Darby Translation
- I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 90:2 in this edition
- He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֹמַ֗ר | ’ō·mar | I will say | H559 אָמַר to say |
| לַֽ֭יהוָה | Yah·weh | to the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| מַחְסִ֣י | maḥ·sî | [You are] my refuge | H4268 מַחְסֶּה refuge |
| וּמְצוּדָתִ֑י | ū·mə·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî | and my fortress | H4686 מְצוּדָה net |
| אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י | ’ĕ·lō·hay | my God | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| אֶבְטַח־ | ’eḇ·ṭaḥ- | in whom I trust | H982 בָּטַח to trust |
| בּֽוֹ׃ | bōw | — | H9003 ב in/on/with |
Related verses
- Psalm 18:2
Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Isaiah 26:3–4
You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.
- Proverbs 18:10
Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
- Isaiah 12:2
Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Psalm 142:5
I cried to you, Yahweh. I said, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
- Psalm 62:5–8
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken. With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. …
- Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalm 71:3
Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
- Psalm 14:6
You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.
- Psalm 91:9
Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
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.
4 He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.
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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