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Psalms 91:9

91:8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

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Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

Because you have made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, your habitation;

91:10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

What does Psalms 91:9 mean?

Psalms 91:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שׂוּם (sûwm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh).

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Because
thou
hast
madeשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
which
is
my
refuge,מַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)
even
the
most
High,עֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwn/el-yone'/H5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
thy
habitation;מָעוֹןmâʻôwn/maw-ohn'/H4583an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 91:9.

Genesis 2:8

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 4:15

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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What does Psalms 91:9 say?

Psalms 91:9 (King James Version) reads: "Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;"

Is Psalms 91:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 91:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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