Psalms 91:7 (YLT)

Passage

There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

Nearby Context

Psalms 91:5 Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

Psalms 91:6 Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

Psalms 91:7 There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh..." into verse 8's "But with thine eyes thou lookest And...", so "fall" and "side" 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 "fall" and "side" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.