As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.

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Like birds hovering(A) overhead,
    the Lord Almighty will shield(B) Jerusalem;
he will shield it and deliver(C) it,
    he will ‘pass over’(D) it and will rescue it.”

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(A)Like birds flying about,
So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it.

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He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

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He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(A)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(B) and rampart.

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(A)He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and [a]buckler.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 91:4 A small shield

11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:

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11 like an eagle that stirs up its nest
    and hovers over its young,(A)
that spreads its wings to catch them
    and carries them aloft.(B)

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11 (A)As an eagle stirs up its nest,
Hovers over its young,
Spreading out its wings, taking them up,
Carrying them on its wings,

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And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

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And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend(A) this city.

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I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and (A)I will defend this city.” ’

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35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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35 ‘For I will (A)defend this city, to save it
For My own sake and for My servant (B)David’s sake.’ ”

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14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

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14 As one reaches into a nest,(A)
    so my hand reached for the wealth(B) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;(C)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.(D)’”

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14 (A)My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”

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God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

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God is within her,(A) she will not fall;(B)
    God will help(C) her at break of day.

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God is (A)in the midst of her, she shall not be [a]moved;
God shall help her, just [b]at the break of dawn.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:5 shaken
  2. Psalm 46:5 Lit. at the turning of the morning

40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

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40 The Lord helps(A) them and delivers(B) them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves(C) them,
    because they take refuge(D) in him.

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40 And (A)the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
(B)Because they trust in Him.

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Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

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‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt,(A) and how I carried you on eagles’ wings(B) and brought you to myself.(C)

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(A)‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how (B)I [a]bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 19:4 sustained