Psalms 90:9 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Psalms 90:10 There shall no evil come to thee: nor shall the scourge come near thy dwelling.

Psalms 90:11 For he hath given his angels charge over thee; to keep thee in all thy ways.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "lord", "hope", "hast", "most", "high", and "refuge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But thou shalt consider with thy eyes..." into verse 10's "There shall no evil come to thee...", so "thou" and "lord" 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 "thou" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.