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Psalm 91

Psa. 91:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because thou hast made
suwm (Hebrew #7760)
a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.
Pronounce: soom
Origin: or siym {seem}
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, which is my refuge
machaceh (Hebrew #4268)
from 2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
Pronounce: makh-as-eh'
Origin: or machceh {makh-seh'}
, even the most High
'elyown (Hebrew #5945)
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
KJV usage: (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).
Pronounce: el-yone'
Origin: from 5927
, thy habitation
ma`own (Hebrew #4583)
from the same as 5772; an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
KJV usage: den, dwelling((-)place), habitation.
Pronounce: maw-ohn'
Origin: or maiyn (1 Chronicles 4:41) {maw-een'}
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 91:2• 2I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him. (Psa. 91:2)
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Psa. 142:4‑5• 4Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:4‑5)
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Psa. 146:5‑6• 5Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God,
 6Who made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is therein; who keepeth truth for ever; (Psa. 146:5‑6)
most high.
Psa. 91:1• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)
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Psa. 71:3• 3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. (Psa. 71:3)
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Psa. 90:1• 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. (Psa. 90:1)
• The Spirit of God has spoken: now one of the godly of Israel, with whom Christ has identified Himself, is led by the Spirit to address Christ. (“Psalms 91” by H. Smith)
• The Lord's own name is what has governed the heart, and the true name of God is known to it; that is, as I have said, the true revelation of God Himself known by divine teaching. To us it is Christ Himself, and the Father in Him. Faith calls. It is not merely passive trust, right as this is in its place, but it communicates with God about its needs, because it trusts Him. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 90-93” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Because *thou* hast made Jehovah, my refuge, the Most High, thy dwelling-place,