Psalm 91:1

91:1 As for you, the one who lives1 in the shelter of the sovereign One,2

and resides in the protective shadow3 of the mighty king4—

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1	tn Heb “[O] one who lives.”
2	tn Traditionally “the Most High.”
3	sn The Lord is compared here to a bird who protects its young under the shadow of its wings (see v. 4).
4	sn The divine name used here is “Shaddai” (שַׁדַּי, shadday; see also Ps 68:14). Shaddai (or El Shaddai) is the mighty king (sovereign judge) of the world who grants life/blesses and kills/judges. In Genesis he blesses the patriarchs with fertility and promises numerous descendants. Outside Genesis he both blesses/protects and takes away life/happiness.