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Psalms 91:6
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the believer, extending the protection promised in Psalms 91:5 and 91:7 against sudden and hidden threats.
The words — The text highlights דֶּבֶר (dever), meaning "plague," which is said to "walk" (יַהֲלֹךְ) in darkness, and קֶטֶב (ketev), meaning "destruction," which will "devastate" (יָשׁוּד) at noon.
The thread — This warning against hidden and sudden calamity echoes the plague halted by a mediator in Numbers 16:48 and aligns with Jesus' warning not to be alarmed by coming disasters in Matthew 24:6.
Why it lands — It demands recognition that divine protection covers threats regardless of their timing or visibility, requiring the reader to trust the promise rather than fear the unknown.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Cross-references
- Psalms 121:5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.
- Numbers 16:48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.
- Matthew 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
- Exodus 12:29 Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
- 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- 1 Corinthians 10:3 They all ate the same spiritual food
- 2 Samuel 24:15 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.