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New Living Translation

Psalms 91:5

Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Arrow;   Blessing;   Righteous;   Testimony;   Thompson Chain Reference - Church;   Courage-Fear;   Fearlessness;   Saints;   Security;   Security-Insecurity;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Plague or Pestilence, the;   Privileges of Saints;   Protection;   Sickness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Arrow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Darkness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Death, Mortality;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Arrows;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Night;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Plagues of Egypt;   Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Lots;   Night (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Sennacherib;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Arrow;   Flieth;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Life;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Arrow;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Death, Angel of;   Demonology;   Providence;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 29;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
You will not be afraid of terror by night,Or arrow that flies by day;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou shalt not be afrayde of any terrour of the nyght: nor of any arrowe that sleeth by day,
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, for the arrow that flieth by day,
New King James Version
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
Literal Translation
You shall not fear the terror of night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
Easy-to-Read Version
You will have nothing to fear at night and no need to be afraid of enemy arrows during the day.
World English Bible
You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day;
King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt not bee afraid for the terrour by night: nor for the arrow that flieth by day:
King James Version
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So yt thou shalt not nede to be afrayed for eny bugges by night, ner for arowe that flyeth by daye.
Amplified Bible
You will not be afraid of the terror of night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
American Standard Version
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Bible in Basic English
You will have no fear of the evil things of the night, or of the arrow in flight by day,
Update Bible Version
You shall not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flies by day;
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day;
New English Translation
You need not fear the terrors of the night, the arrow that flies by day,
Contemporary English Version
You won't need to worry about dangers at night or arrows during the day.
Complete Jewish Bible
You will not fear the terrors of night or the arrow that flies by day,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt not be afraide of the feare of the night, nor of the arrowe that flyeth by day:
George Lamsa Translation
You shall not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flies by day,
Hebrew Names Version
You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flieth by day;
New Life Bible
You will not be afraid of trouble at night, or of the arrow that flies by day.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;
English Revised Version
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Berean Standard Bible
You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
New Revised Standard
You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not be afraid, Of the dread of the night, Of the arrow that flieth by day;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(90-5) His truth shall compass thee with a shield: thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night.
Lexham English Bible
You need not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day,
English Standard Version
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
New American Standard Bible
You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day;
New Century Version
You will not fear any danger by night or an arrow during the day.
Good News Translation
You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks during the day
Christian Standard Bible®
You will not fear the terror of the night, the arrow that flies by day,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
His treuthe schal cumpasse thee with a scheld; thou schalt not drede of nyytis drede.
Young's Literal Translation
Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,
Revised Standard Version
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

Contextual Overview

1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the Lord : He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. 3 For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. 4 He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection. 5 Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. 6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday. 7 Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you. 8 Just open your eyes, and see how the wicked are punished.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou: Psalms 3:6, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 112:7, Job 5:19-27, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 8:26, Hebrews 13:6

terror: Psalms 3:5, 2 Kings 7:6, Job 4:13-15, Job 24:14-16, Proverbs 3:23-25, Isaiah 21:4, Luke 12:20, Luke 12:39

nor: Job 6:4, Lamentations 3:12, Lamentations 3:13

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 13:14 - cried Job 5:21 - neither Psalms 121:6 - the sun Proverbs 3:25 - Be Ezekiel 5:16 - the evil John 14:27 - afraid

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,.... The terrible things that happen in the night; as fire, storms and tempests, invasion of enemies, murders, thefts, and, robberies: a good man, when he has committed himself and his family to the care and protection of God by prayer, has no reason to be anxiously careful of these things, or to indulge a slavish fear about them; see Psalms 3:5, the Targum is,

"thou shall not be afraid for the fear of devils that walk in the night:''

so Jarchi interprets this, and the next verse, of such; as do others of the Jewish writers: a man that trusts in the Lord need not be afraid of men or devils: a fear of evil spirits is natural to men, and very early appeared; perhaps it took its rise from the fatal affair of the fall of our first parents, through an intercourse with an evil spirit; and ever since has been imprinted on human nature an aversion to evil spirits, and a dread of them, and even of all spirits in general; see Job 4:13,

nor for the arrow that flieth by day; the judgments of God, such as the sword, famine, and pestilence; these are called the arrows of God,

Deuteronomy 32:23 q, because they move swiftly, come suddenly, and strike surely, and are open and visible; they are sent by the Lord, and are ordered and directed by him, and hit and hurt whom he pleases, and none else; and therefore such who dwell in the secret of the Lord, and under his shadow, need not be distressed about them: the Targum interprets it of the arrow of the angel of death, which he sends out in the day; see Hebrews 2:14, so Jarchi understands it of a demon that flies like an arrow.

q εχεπευκες βελους----κηλα θεοιο, Homer. Iliad. 1. v. 51, 53.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night - That which usually causes alarm at night - a sudden attack; an unexpected incursion of enemies; sudden disease coming on by night; or the pestilence which seems to love night, and to “walk in darkness.” Any one of these things seems to be aggravated by night and darkness; and hence, we most dread them then. We cannot see their approach; we cannot measure their outlines; we know not the extent of the danger, or what may be the calamity.

Nor for the arrow that flieth by day - Whether shot from the bow of God - as pestilence and disease; or from the hand of man in battle. The idea is, that he that trusts in God will be calm. Compare the notes at Psalms 56:3.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 91:5. The terror by night — Night is a time of terrors, because it is a time of treasons, plunder, robbery, and murder. The godly man lies down in peace, and sleeps quietly, for he trusts his body, soul, and substance, in the hand of God; and he knows that he who keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. It may also mean all spiritual foes, - the rulers of the darkness of this world. I have heard the following petition in an evening family prayer: "Blessed Lord, take us into thy protection this night; and preserve us from disease, from sudden death, from the violence of fire, from the edge of the sword, from the designs of wicked men, and from the influence of malicious spirits!"

Nor for the arrow — The Chaldee translates this verse, "Thou shalt not fear the demons that walk by night; nor the arrow of the angel of death which is shot in the day time." Thou needest not to fear a sudden and unprovided - for death.


 
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