Psalms 91:4

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“He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.”

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BSBPD

“He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“With His pinion He covereth thee over, And under His wings thou dost trust, A shield and buckler <FI>is<Fi> His truth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 91:4 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:11As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
  3. Ruth 2:12May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
  4. Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
  5. Psalms 35:2Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
  6. Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
  7. Psalms 61:4Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
  8. Psalms 89:23I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
  9. Psalms 138:2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  10. Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
  11. Matthew 23:37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  12. Mark 13:31Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  13. Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  14. Hebrews 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.

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