Psalms 91:10 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

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

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

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "evil", "befall", "thee", "neither", "plague", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "evil", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For thou O Jehovah art my refuge..." into verse 11's "For he will give his angels charge...", so "shall" and "evil" belong inside that flow. 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 "shall" and "evil" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.