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Psalm 91

Psa. 91:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He shall cover
cakak (Hebrew #5526)
a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
KJV usage: cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.
Pronounce: saw-kak'
Origin: or sakak (Exod. 33:22) {saw-kak'}
thee with his feathers
'ebrah (Hebrew #84)
feminine of 83
KJV usage: feather, wing.
Pronounce: eb-raw'
, and under his wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
shalt thou trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
: his truth
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
shall be thy shield
tsinnah (Hebrew #6793)
a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
KJV usage: buckler, cold, hook, shield, target.
Pronounce: tsin-naw'
Origin: feminine of 6791
and buckler
cocherah (Hebrew #5507)
something surrounding the person, i.e. a shield
KJV usage: buckler.
Pronounce: so-khay-raw'
Origin: properly, active participle feminine of 5503
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his truth.
Psa. 89:23‑24• 23And I will beat down his adversaries before him,{HR}And will smite his haters.
24And my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him,{HR}And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
(Psa. 89:23‑24)
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Psa. 138:2• 2I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness{HR}And will thank thy name for thy mercy and for thy truth;{HR}For above all thy name thou hast magnified thy saying . (Psa. 138:2)
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Gen. 15:1• 1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision{i}, saying,{/i} Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Gen. 15:1)
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Isa. 43:1‑2• 1But now thus saith Jehovah 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.
2When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
(Isa. 43:1‑2)
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Mark 13:31• 31The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away. (Mark 13:31)
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Titus 1:2• 2upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the ages, (Titus 1:2)
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Heb. 6:17‑18• 17Wherein God willing to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of his counsel,
18intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things in which [it was] impossible that God should lie we might have strong encouragement that fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us,
(Heb. 6:17‑18)
 He will enjoy the watchful care of love. (Psalm 91 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler.

W. Kelly Translation

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With his feathers will he cover thee,{HR}And under his wings shalt thou trust:{HR}A shield and buckler [is] his truth.