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He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 91:1 · King James Version · underlined terms are tappable
Parallel translations
  • WEB He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • BSB He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • NKJV He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  • NASB One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • NLT Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Quick answer

Those who make their home in God's presence find safe rest under His protection.

Overview

This psalm celebrates the security of trusting God, depicted as the "Most High" and "Almighty." To dwell in His "secret place" is to live in intimate, abiding fellowship and shelter. Such refuge is found fully in Christ, in whom our life is hidden with God (Col. 3:3).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 22

  • Ps 32:7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 36:7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
  • Ps 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
  • 1 Jn 4:15–16Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
  • Ps 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.
  • Isa 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.
  • Ps 61:3–4For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
  • Ps 121:5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand.
  • Isa 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.
  • Ps 90:1Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
  • Ps 57:1Be 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.
  • Lam 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.
  • Ps 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.
  • Ps 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
  • Hos 14:5–6I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
  • Isa 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 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.
  • Ezek 11:16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
  • Judg 9:15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
  • Isa 8:14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 28:1–21And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 91:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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