Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow…”

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

American Standard Version

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Geneva Bible 1599

Who so dwelleth in the secrete of the most High, shall abide in the shadowe of the Almightie.

Darby Translation

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

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Cross references

“dwelleth”

Psalm 32:7 Psalm 27:5 Psalm 31:20 Psalm 90:1 Psalm 52:8 Ezekiel 11:16

Psalm 32:7 · BSB

You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah

Psalm 27:5 · BSB

For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.

Psalm 31:20 · BSB

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

Psalm 90:1 · BSB

Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.

Psalm 52:8 · BSB

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Ezekiel 11:16 · BSB

Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to…

“abide”

Psalm 25:13

Psalm 25:13 · BSB

His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

“under”

Psalm 36:7 Psalm 17:8 Psalm 57:1 Lamentations 4:20 Song of Solomon 2:3 Judges 9:15

Psalm 36:7 · BSB

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

Psalm 17:8 · BSB

Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

Psalm 57:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Lamentations 4:20 · BSB

The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

Song of Solomon 2:3 · BSB

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

Judges 9:15 · BSB

But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

Also

Isaiah 25:4 Psalm 121:5 Isaiah 32:2 1 Chronicles 28:1–21

Isaiah 25:4 · BSB

For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,

Psalm 121:5 · BSB

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

Isaiah 32:2 · BSB

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

1 Chronicles 28:1–21 · BSB

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all th…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

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