King James Version

Psalms 91:6

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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מִ֭דֶּבֶרmideverfrom pestilenceדֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from pestilence”, the ordinary formH1698a pestilencemurrain, pestilence, plague.בָּאֹ֣פֶלbaofelin darknessאֹפֶלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in darkness”, the ordinary formH652duskdarkness, obscurity, privily.יַהֲלֹ֑ךְyahalokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶבmiqetevfrom destroyingקֶטֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from destroying”, the ordinary formH6986ruindestroying, destruction.יָשׁ֥וּדyashudwasteשׁוּדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “waste”, an unfinished actionH7736properly, to swell up, i.e. figuratively (by implication of insolence) to devastatewaste.צָהֳרָֽיִםtsahorayimnoonצֹהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “noon”, the ordinary formH6672a light (i.e. window); dual double light, i.e. noonmidday, noon(-day, -tide), window.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Young’s Literal Translation

Of pestilence in thick darkness that walketh, Of destruction that destroyeth at noon,

World English Bible

nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

Darby Translation

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Douay-Rheims

O Lord, how great are thy works! thy thoughts are exceeding deep.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

nor of the evil thing that walks in darkness; nor of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀπὸ πράγματος διαπορευομένου ἐν σκότει, ἀπὸ συμπτώματος καὶ δαιμονίου μεσημβρινοῦ.