Psalms 91:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, the Most High, your dwelling place,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Because thou hast made{H8804)} the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For thou LORDE art my hope, thou hast set thy house of defence very hye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For thou hast said, The Lord is mine hope: thou hast set the most High for thy refuge.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For thou O God art my hope: thou hast set thine habitation very hygh.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  (For Thou, O Jehovah, `art' my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the Most High.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 71:3 : 3 Be my strong dwelling, where I may continually come; you have given commandment to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.
• Ps 90:1 : 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
• Ps 142:4-5 : 4 I looked on my right hand and beheld, but there was no one who would know me; refuge failed me; no one cared for my soul. 5 I cried unto You, O LORD: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
• Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever:
• Ps 91:1-2 : 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God, in whom I will trust.