King James Version
Psalms 91:9 in the King James Version says “Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 91 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;”
Psalms 91:9 · KJV
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;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“even the most High”
H5945an elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
“Because thou hast made”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“thy habitation”
H4583an abode, of god (the tabernacle or the temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)
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