Psalms 90:7 (DRB)

Passage

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.

Nearby Context

Psalms 90:5 His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.

Psalms 90:6 Of the arrow that flieth in the day, of the business that walketh about in the dark: of invasion, or of the noonday devil.

Psalms 90:7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand: but it shall not come nigh thee.

Psalms 90:8 But thou shalt consider with thy eyes: and shalt see the reward of the wicked.

Psalms 90:9 Because thou, O Lord, art my hope: thou hast made the most High thy refuge.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thousand", "shall", "fall", "side", "right", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thousand" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Of the arrow that flieth in the..." into verse 8's "But thou shalt consider with thy eyes...", so "thousand" and "shall" 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 "thousand" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.