Psalms 91:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹא־תִ֭ירָא מִפַּ֣חַד לָ֑יְלָה מֵ֝חֵ֗ץ יָע֥וּף יוֹמָֽם׃

Transliteration

Not tîrāʾ from paḥad lāylâ, from ḥēṣ yāʿûp yômām.

Grammar Details

• *tîrāʾ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will fear
• *paḥad*: masculine singular construct - terror/dread
• *lāylâ*: masculine singular noun - night
• *ḥēṣ*: masculine singular noun - arrow
• *yāʿûp*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it flies
• *yômām*: adverb - by day/daytime

Word Meanings

• *tîrāʾ*: you will fear/you will be afraid
• *paḥad lāylâ*: terror of night/dread at night/nighttime fear
• *ḥēṣ*: arrow/missile
• *yāʿûp*: flies/shoots/moves swiftly
• *yômām*: by day/during daylight hours

Referenced Verses

• Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
• Job 5:19-27 : 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.
• Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
• Ps 3:5-6 : 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
• Ps 46:2 : 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
• Prov 3:23-25 : 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
• Prov 28:1 : 1 ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
• Ps 27:1-3 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] of David. The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.
• Isa 21:4 : 4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 ‹But God said unto him,› [Thou] ‹fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?›
• Luke 12:39 : 39 ‹And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.›
• Lam 3:12-13 : 12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
• Matt 8:26 : 26 And he saith unto them, ‹Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?› Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
• Job 24:14-16 : 14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face. 16 In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
• Song 3:8 : 8 They all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
• 2 Kgs 7:6 : 6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
• Job 4:13-15 : 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
• Job 6:4 : 4 For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.