Psalms 91:7 (WEB)

Passage

A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;

Psalms 91:6 nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

Psalms 91:7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.

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

Psalms 91:9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "nor of the pestilence that walks in..." into verse 8's "You will only look with your eyes...", so "thousand" and "fall" 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 "fall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.