Psalms 91 (ASV)

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Chapter Text

91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

91:2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.

91:3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

91:4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.

91:5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

91:6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

91:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; [But] it shall not come nigh thee.

91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

91:9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

91:11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.

91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.

91:16 With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. Psalm 92 A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkness", "dwelleth", "secret", "place", "most", "high", "shall", and "abide". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkness" and "dwelleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "darkness" and "dwelleth" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "darkness" and "dwelleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.