Psalm 91:7

Translations

Modern

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

Traditional

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

Literal

A thousand may fall at your side, and a multitude at your right hand—it shall not draw near to you.

Latin

Cadent a latere tuo mille, et decem millia a dextris tuis; ad te autem non appropinquabit.

Original

Hebrew

English

Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.

Notes

Psalms 91:5–8

The godly should not be afraid, because the Lord watches over them. These promises do not guarantee an escape from trouble, but they create an expectation of the Lord’s goodness.

Psalms 91:1–16

This wisdom psalm expresses confidence in the Almighty God, who provides a shelter for those who take refuge in him. They receive redemption, life, and glory from the Lord, who loves and cares for those who seek him.

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Exodus 12:12–13
On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
Genesis 7:23
And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.
Psalm 32:6
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Numbers 14:37–38
…those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.
Joshua 14:10
Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old,

Glossary

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Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God God: Preserver Judgments: Saints: Preserved During Morning Prayer Privileges of Saints: Secure During Public Calamities Protection is Granted to Saints in all Dangers Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied Sickness: God: Preserves Saints in Time of Testimony: Religious, Exemplified The Plague or Pestilence: Desolating Effects of Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People

Psalm 91:7

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