King James Version
Psalms 91:5 in the King James Version says “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 91 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;”
Psalms 91:5 · KJV
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for the terror”
H6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
“by night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“nor for the arrow”
H2671properly, a piercer, i.e., an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of god) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
“that flieth”
H5774to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
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