The Meaning of Psalms 91:3 Explained

Psalms 91:3

KJV: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

YLT: For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.

Darby: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the destructive pestilence.

ASV: For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 91:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 91:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 91:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 91:3?

What is the context of Psalms 91:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence.

What does Psalms 91:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 91:1-16 - Security In Trusting The Lord

In harmony with the new light cast upon it by the Revised Version, this psalm has been divided as follows: Psalms 91:1-2, a soliloquy in which the believer states the blessedness of dwelling under God's sheltering care, and encourages his heart to exercise personal faith; Psalms 91:3-8, the assurance of a chorus of voices, which emphasize the safety of those who believe; Psalms 91:9 a, an exclamation in which the believer again expresses his resolve to exercise this personal faith; Psalms 91:9 b-13, the second assurance of a chorus of reassuring voices; Psalms 91:14-16, God's ratification of the whole attitude and expressions of the psalmist and his friends.

The psalm abounds in metaphors familiar to the East: the lion with its roar and leap in the open; the adder with its stealthy glide through the grass; the nocturnal assault; the devastating plague; the fowler's snare; the eagle's wing; the transitory tent. This is the traveler's psalm, and may well be read in private or with the family, whenever we are starting on a journey.

But notice the closing, Psalms 91:14-16. Our conceptions of God's care are too narrow. We fail to make enough use of the power, love, and presence of His fatherhood, which is waiting and longing to be called upon. Only we must exercise an appropriating faith. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 91

¹ The state of the godly
³ Their safety
⁹ Their habitation
¹¹ Their servants
¹⁴ Their friend; with the effects of them all

What do the individual words in Psalms 91:3 mean?

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler [And] from the pestilence perilous

כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ מִפַּ֥ח יָק֗וּשׁ מִדֶּ֥בֶר הַוּֽוֹת

כִּ֤י	Surely
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
יַ֭צִּֽילְךָ	shall deliver you
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular Root: נָצַל Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
מִפַּ֥ח	from the snare
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פַּח Sense: bird trap, trap, snare.
יָק֗וּשׁ	of the fowler
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יָקוּשׁ Sense: fowler, trapper, bait-layer.
מִדֶּ֥בֶר	[And] from the pestilence
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דֶּבֶר Sense: pestilence, plague.
הַוּֽוֹת	perilous
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: הַוָּה Sense: desire.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 91:3?

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