Sunday, November 1, 2026

Psalm 91:9

I noticed a small structural feature in the German translation of Psalm 91:9:
Denn der HERR ist deine Zuversicht, der Höchste ist deine Zuflucht.
This is something like:
For the LORD is your confidence, the Most High is your refuge.
It's a bit different in the ESV, though:
Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place - the Most High, who is my refuge -
In any case, the parallelism between "der HERR ist deine Zuversicht" (the LORD is your confidence) and "der Höchste ist deine Zuflucht" (the Most High is your refuge) is highlighted by the alliteration between "HERR" (LORD) and "Höchste" (Most High) and between "Zuversicht" (confidence) and "Zuflucht" (refuge).