Psalm 91:1-2 in Spanish (Salmo 91)

The protection psalm. Its famous opening, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High", is the part believers memorize first, and here it is in the Reina-Valera.

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Psalm 91:1 · Salmo 91:1

El que habita al abrigo del Altísimo, morará bajo la sombra del Omnipotente.

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Word by word

El que habita
he who dwells
al abrigo
in the shelter (the Berean’s "shelter")
del Altísimo
of the Most High
morará
will abide
bajo la sombra
in the shadow
del Omnipotente
of the Almighty

Psalm 91:2 · Salmo 91:2

Diré yo a Jehová: Esperanza mía, y castillo mío; mi Dios, en él confiaré.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Word by word

Diré yo a Jehová
I will say to the LORD
Esperanza mía
my hope (the Berean reads "my fortress")
y castillo mío
and my fortress
mi Dios
my God
en él confiaré
in whom I trust

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"El que habita al abrigo del Altísimo": He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High. That is Salmo 91:1 in the Reina-Valera.

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