Psalms 91:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.”

Psalms 91:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 91:49 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/אֶבְרָת֨/וֹbəʾebərātwō

with pinion hispronH84

wing

יָ֣סֶךְyāsekə

he will coververbH5526

defence · defend · hedge in · join together ···

לָ֭/ךְlākə

pron

וְ/תַֽחַתwətaḥat

and underconjH8478

beneath · flat · in · place ···

כְּנָפָ֣י/וkənāpāyw

wings hisnounH3671

bird · corner · end · feather ···

תֶּחְסֶ֑הteḥəseh

you will take refugeverbH2620

make refuge · trust

צִנָּ֖הṣināh

is a shieldnounH6793

cold · hook · shield · target

וְֽ/סֹחֵרָ֣הwəsōḥērāh

and a wallconjH5507

אֲמִתּֽ/וֹʾămitwō

faithfulness hisnounH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 91:4

1. This Psalm is that from which the Devil dared to tempt our Lord Jesus Christ: let us therefore attend to it, that thus armed, we may be enabled to resist the tempter, not presuming in ourselves, but in Him who before us was tempted, that we might not be overcome when tempted. Temptation to Him was not necessary: the temptation of Christ is our learning, but if we listen to His answers to the devil, in order that, when ourselves are tempted, we may answer in like manner, we…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 91 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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