Psalms 91:10 (YLT)

Passage

Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:8 But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

Psalms 91:9 (For Thou, O Jehovah, <FI>art<Fi> my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

Psalms 91:10 Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

Psalms 91:11 For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

Psalms 91:12 On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evil", "happeneth", "thee", "plague", "cometh", "near", and "tent". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evil" and "happeneth", 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 FI art Fi..." into verse 11's "For His messengers He chargeth for thee...", so "evil" and "happeneth" 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 "happeneth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.