Psalms 91:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה מַחְסִ֑י עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן שַׂ֣מְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

For ʾattâ YHWH maḥsî; ʿelyôn śamtā mĕʿônekā.

Grammar Details

*ʾattâ*: 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*maḥsî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my refuge
*ʿelyôn*: masculine singular adjective - Most High
*śamtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have made
*mĕʿônekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your dwelling place

Word Meanings

*ʾattâ*: you (emphatic)
*maḥsî*: my refuge/my shelter/my protection
*ʿelyôn*: Most High/Highest/Supreme (divine title)
*śamtā*: you have made/you have set/you have established
*mĕʿônekā*: your dwelling place/your habitation/your abode

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 71:3 : 3 Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 90:1 : 1 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations.
Ps 142:4-5 : 4 Look on [my] right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul. 5 I cried unto thee, O Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God: 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Ps 91:1-2 : 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.

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Ps 91:1-5
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1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
3For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.
4He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
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Ps 91:10-12
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10There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
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3For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
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Ps 90:1
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Ps 91:14
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Ps 26:8
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Ps 15:1
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Ps 18:2
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Ps 27:5
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Ps 16:1
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