Psalms 91:10 (LSB)

Passage

No evil will befall you, And no plague will come near your tent.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:8 You will only look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked.

Psalms 91:9 For you have made Yahweh—my refuge, The Most High—your dwelling place.

Psalms 91:10 No evil will befall you, And no plague will come near your tent.

Psalms 91:11 For He will command His angels concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.

Psalms 91:12 On their hands they will bear you up, Lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evil", "befall", "plague", "come", "near", and "tent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evil" and "befall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For you have made Yahweh my refuge..." into verse 11's "For He will command His angels concerning...", so "evil" and "befall" 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 "evil" and "befall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.