King James Version
Psalms 91:7 in the King James Version says “A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 91 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.”
Psalms 91:7 · KJV
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.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall fall”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“A thousand”
H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
“and ten thousand”
H7233abundance (in number), i.e., (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
“at thy right hand”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but it shall not come nigh”
H5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causati
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