KJV King James Version
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
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Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
WEB World English Bible
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
ASV American Standard Version
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,
Surrounding context — Psalm 91
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
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Psalm 32:7Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.Psalm 27:5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.Psalm 36:7How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.Psalm 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,1 John 4:15-16Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.Psalm 31:20Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.Isaiah 25:4For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones [is] as a storm [against] the wall.Psalm 61:3-4For thou hast been a shelter for me, [and] a strong tower from the enemy.Psalm 121:5The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.Isaiah 32:2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.Psalm 90:1A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.Psalm 57:1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Lamentations 4:20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.Psalm 52:8But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.Psalm 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.Hosea 14:5-6I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.Isaiah 4:5-6And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.
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