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Commentary for Psalms 91:1

יֹ֭שֵׁב בְּסֵ֣תֶר עֶלְי֑וֹן בְּצֵ֥ל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃

O thou that dwellest in the covert of the Most High, And abidest in the shadow of the Almighty;

Rashi on Psalms

He who dwells in the covert of the Most High He who takes shelter in the covert of the wings of the Shechinah.
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Rashi on Psalms

he will lodge in His shadow, for the Holy One, blessed be He, protects him. Moses, our teacher, hereby persuades people to take shelter in the wings of the Shechinah.
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Rashi on Psalms

the Almighty Heb. שדי, an expression of strength. “He who dwells in the covert of the Most High” is like (Song 2:3): “in His shadow I desired and sat.”
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