Apologetics Bible

Psalms 91:1

Hebrew

יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן בְּצֵל שַׁדַּי יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃

yoshev-veseter-'eleyvon-vetzel-shaday-yitelvonan

KJV: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

AKJV: He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

ASV: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High

YLT: He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,

Exposition: Psalms 91:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:2

Hebrew

אֹמַר לַֽיהוָה מַחְסִי וּמְצוּדָתִי אֱלֹהַי אֶבְטַח־בּֽוֹ׃

'omar-layhvah-machesiy-vmetzvdatiy-'elohay-'evetach-vvo

KJV: I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

AKJV: I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

ASV: I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;

YLT: He is saying of Jehovah, `My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'

Exposition: Psalms 91:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:3

Hebrew

כִּי הוּא יַצִּֽילְךָ מִפַּח יָקוּשׁ מִדֶּבֶר הַוּֽוֹת׃

khiy-hv'-yatziylekha-mifach-yaqvsh-midever-havvot

KJV: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

AKJV: Surely he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

ASV: For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,

YLT: For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

Exposition: Psalms 91:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:4

Hebrew

בְּאֶבְרָתוֹ ׀ יָסֶךְ לָךְ וְתַֽחַת־כְּנָפָיו תֶּחְסֶה צִנָּה וְֽסֹחֵרָה אֲמִתּֽוֹ׃

ve'everatvo- -yasekhe-lakhe-vetachat-khenafayv-techeseh-tzinah-vesocherah-'amitvo

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

AKJV: He shall cover you with his feathers, and under his wings shall you trust: his truth shall be your shield and buckler.

ASV: He will cover thee with his pinions,

YLT: With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler is His truth.

Exposition: Psalms 91:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:5

Hebrew

לֹא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָֽם׃

lo'-tiyra'-mifachad-layelah-mechetz-ya'vf-yvomam

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

AKJV: You shall not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flies by day;

ASV: Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,

YLT: Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

Exposition: Psalms 91:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:6

Hebrew

מִדֶּבֶר בָּאֹפֶל יַהֲלֹךְ מִקֶּטֶב יָשׁוּד צָהֳרָֽיִם׃

midever-va'ofel-yahalokhe-miqetev-yashvd-tzahorayim

KJV: Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

AKJV: Nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday.

ASV: For the pestilence that walketh in darkness,

YLT: Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

Exposition: Psalms 91:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:7

Hebrew

יִפֹּל מִצִּדְּךָ ׀ אֶלֶף וּרְבָבָה מִימִינֶךָ אֵלֶיךָ לֹא יִגָּֽשׁ׃

yifol-mitzidekha- -'elef-vrevavah-miymiynekha-'eleykha-lo'-yigash

KJV: A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

AKJV: A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.

ASV: A thousand shall fall at thy side,

YLT: There fall at thy side a thousand, And a myriad at thy right hand, Unto thee it cometh not nigh.

Exposition: Psalms 91:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:8

Hebrew

רַק בְּעֵינֶיךָ תַבִּיט וְשִׁלֻּמַת רְשָׁעִים תִּרְאֶֽה׃

raq-ve'eyneykha-taviyt-veshilumat-resha'iym-tire'eh

KJV: Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

AKJV: Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.

ASV: Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,

YLT: But with thine eyes thou lookest, And the reward of the wicked thou seest,

Exposition: Psalms 91:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:9

Hebrew

כִּֽי־אַתָּה יְהוָה מַחְסִי עֶלְיוֹן שַׂמְתָּ מְעוֹנֶֽךָ׃

khiy-'atah-yehvah-machesiy-'eleyvon-shameta-me'vonekha

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

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

ASV: For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge!

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

Exposition: Psalms 91:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:10

Hebrew

לֹֽא־תְאֻנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא־יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃

lo'-te'uneh-'eleykha-ra'ah-venega'-lo'-yiqerav-ve'aholekha

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

AKJV: There shall no evil befall you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

ASV: There shall no evil befall thee,

YLT: Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

Exposition: Psalms 91:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:11

Hebrew

כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה־לָּךְ לִשְׁמָרְךָ בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃

khiy-male'akhayv-yetzaveh-lakhe-lishemarekha-vekhal-derakheykha

KJV: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

AKJV: For he shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.

ASV: For he will give his angels charge over thee,

YLT: For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways,

Exposition: Psalms 91:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:12

Hebrew

עַל־כַּפַּיִם יִשָּׂאוּנְךָ פֶּן־תִּגֹּף בָּאֶבֶן רַגְלֶֽךָ׃

'al-khafayim-yisha'vnekha-fen-tigof-va'even-ragelekha

KJV: They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

AKJV: They shall bear you up in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.

ASV: They shall bear thee up in their hands,

YLT: On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

Exposition: Psalms 91:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:13

Hebrew

עַל־שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּֽין׃

'al-shachal-vafeten-tiderokhe-tiremos-khefiyr-vetaniyn

KJV: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

AKJV: You shall tread on the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet.

ASV: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:

YLT: On lion and asp thou treadest, Thou trampest young lion and dragon.

Exposition: Psalms 91:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:14

Hebrew

כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ אֲשַׂגְּבֵהוּ כִּֽי־יָדַע שְׁמִֽי׃

khiy-viy-chashaq-va'afaletehv-'ashagevehv-khiy-yada'-shemiy

KJV: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

AKJV: Because he has set his love on me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

ASV: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him:

YLT: Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him--I set him on high, Because he hath known My name.

Exposition: Psalms 91:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:15

Hebrew

יִקְרָאֵנִי ׀ וְֽאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּֽוֹ־אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃

yiqera'eniy- -ve'e'enehv-'imvo-'anokhiy-vetzarah-'achaletzehv-va'akhavedehv

KJV: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

AKJV: He shall call on me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.

ASV: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;

YLT: He doth call Me, and I answer him, I am with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

Exposition: Psalms 91:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 91:16

Hebrew

אֹרֶךְ יָמִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵהוּ וְאַרְאֵהוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃

'orekhe-yamiym-'asheviy'ehv-ve'are'ehv-viyshv'atiy

KJV: With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

AKJV: With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

ASV: With long life will I satisfy him,

YLT: With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

Exposition: Psalms 91:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.