1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that dwelleth H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the secret H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- place of the most High H5945 (עֶלְיוֹן) — an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
- shall abide H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- under the shadow H6738 (צֵל) — shade, whether literal or figurative
- of the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
- and my fortress H4686 (מָצוּד) — a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
- my God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- in him will I trust H982 (בָּטַח) — properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
3 For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely he shall deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- thee from the snare H6341 (פַּח) — a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)
- of the fowler H3353 (יָקוּשׁ) — properly, entangled, i.e. by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarer
- from the noisome H1942 (הַוָּה) — by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence
4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He shall cover H5526 (סָכַךְ) — properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
- thee with his feathers H84 (אֶבְרָה)
- and under his wings H3671 (כָּנָף) — an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
- shalt thou trust H2620 (חָסָה) — to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
- his truth H571 (אֶמֶת) — stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
- shield H6793 (צִנָּה) — a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
- and buckler H5507 (סֹחֵרָה) — something surrounding the person, i.e. a shield
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt not be afraid H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- for the terror H6343 (פַּחַד) — a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
- by night H3915 (לַיִל) — properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- for the arrow H2671 (חֵץ) — properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
- flieth H5774 (עוּף) — to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- by day H3119 (יוֹמָם) — daily
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- for the pestilence H1698 (דֶּבֶר) — a pestilence
- walketh H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in darkness H652 (אֹפֶל) — dusk
- for the destruction H6986 (קֶטֶב) — ruin
- wasteth H7736 (שׁוּד) — properly, to swell up, i.e. figuratively (by implication of insolence) to devastate
- at noonday H6672 (צֹהַר) — a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noon
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A thousand H505 (אֶלֶף) — hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- at thy side H6654 (צַד) — a side; figuratively, an adversary
- and ten thousand H7233 (רְבָבָה) — abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
- at thy right hand H3225 (יָמִין) — the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
- it shall not come nigh H5066 (נָגַשׁ) — to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to p…
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Only with thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- shalt thou behold H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- and see H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- the reward H8011 (שִׁלֻּמָה) — retribution
- of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
9 For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because thou hast made H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- my refuge H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) — a shelter (literally or figuratively)
- the most High H5945 (עֶלְיוֹן) — an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
- thy habitation H4583 (מָעוֹן) — an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There shall no evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- befall H579 (אָנָה) — to approach; hence, to meet in various senses
- thee, neither shall any plague H5061 (נֶגַע) — a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)
- come nigh H7126 (קָרַב) — to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
- thy dwelling H168 (אֹהֶל) — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For he shall give his angels H4397 (מַלְאָךְ) — a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
- charge H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- over thee, to keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- thee in all thy ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They shall bear thee up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- hands H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- lest thou dash H5062 (נָגַף) — to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
- thy foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- against a stone H68 (אֶבֶן) — a stone
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou shalt tread H1869 (דָּרַךְ) — to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending)
- upon the lion H7826 (שַׁחַל) — a lion (from his characteristic roar)
- and adder H6620 (פֶּתֶן) — an asp (from its contortions)
- the young lion H3715 (כְּפִיר) — a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
- and the dragon H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- shalt thou trample under feet H7429 (רָמַס) — to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)
14 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Because he hath set his love H2836 (חָשַׁק) — to cling, i.e. join, (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically; to deliver
- upon me, therefore will I deliver H6403 (פָּלַט) — to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
- him: I will set him on high H7682 (שָׂגַב) — to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively
- because he hath known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- my name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He shall call H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- upon me, and I will answer H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- with him in trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- I will deliver H2502 (חָלַץ) — to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
- him, and honour H3513 (כָּבַד) — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses…
16 With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- With long H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
- life H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- will I satisfy H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- him, and shew H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- him my salvation H3444 (יְשׁוּעָה) — something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity