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Psalms 91:2

91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. abide: Heb. lodge
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

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I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

91:3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

What does Psalms 91:2 mean?

Psalms 91:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh).

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I
will
sayאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
of
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
He
is
my
refugeמַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)
and
my
fortress:מָצוּדmâtsûwd/maw-tsood'/H4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
my
God;אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
in
him
will
I
trust.בָּטַחbâṭach/baw-takh'/H982figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 91:2.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:22

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

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What does Psalms 91:2 say?

Psalms 91:2 (King James Version) reads: "I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."

Is Psalms 91:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 91:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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