Skip to main content

Psalms 91:4

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

KJV

in decachordo, psalterio ; cum cantico, in cithara.

Vulgate

ἐν δεκαχόρδῳ ψαλτηρίῳ μετ’ ᾠδῆς ἐν κιθάρᾳ·

LXX

He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.

ASV

בְּ/אֶבְרָת֨/וֹ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭/ךְ וְ/תַֽחַת כְּנָפָ֣י/ו תֶּחְסֶ֑ה צִנָּ֖ה וְֽ/סֹחֵרָ֣ה אֲמִתּֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

Open in reader with connections →

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמֶֽת
'mt
noun · 127×
ו
v
noun · 110×
ו
v
noun · 505×
וֹ
v
noun · 4×
חָסִ֑יתִי
chsyty
verb · 35×
נִי
ny
verb · 24×
סֹחֵרָ֣ה
schrh
noun · 1×
צִנָּ֖ה
tsnh
noun · 21×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:5 — Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
  • 2Sam 22:31 — As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
  • Deut 32:11 — As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
  • Deut 33:12 — And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
  • Exod 33:22 — And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Gen 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
  • Gen 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
  • Heb 6:17 — Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
  • Isa 18:1 — Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
  • Isa 26:20 — Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
  • Isa 31:5 — As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
  • Isa 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
  • Luke 13:34 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and
  • Mark 13:31 — Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
  • Matt 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
  • Matt 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
  • Ps 17:8 — Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
  • Ps 17:8 — Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
  • Ps 18:2 — The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
  • Ps 28:7 — The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
  • Ps 35:2 — Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
  • Ps 35:2 — Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
  • Ps 36:7 — How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  • Ps 57:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
  • Ps 57:1 — Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
  • Ps 61:4 — I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
  • Ps 61:4 — I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
  • Ps 89:23 — And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.
  • Ps 138:2 — I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
  • Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
  • Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
  • Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;