{"id":7157,"date":"2022-11-20T21:44:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T03:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=7157"},"modified":"2022-11-20T21:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T03:45:50","slug":"psalm-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=7157","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 91"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nShall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2 <\/sup>I will say of the Lord<\/span>, \u201cHe is my refuge and my fortress;<\/span><\/em>
\nMy God, in Him I will trust.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd from the perilous pestilence.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4 <\/sup>He shall cover you with His feathers,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd under His wings you shall take refuge;<\/span><\/em>
\nHis truth shall be your shield and buckler.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5 <\/sup>You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,<\/span><\/em>
\nNor of the arrow that flies by day,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6 <\/sup>Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,<\/span><\/em>
\nNor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>A thousand may fall at your side,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd ten thousand at your right hand;<\/span><\/em>
\nBut it shall not come near you.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8 <\/sup>Only with your eyes shall you look,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd see the reward of the wicked.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>Because you have made the Lord<\/span>, who is my refuge,<\/span><\/em>
\nEven the Most High, your dwelling place,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

10 <\/sup>No evil shall befall you,<\/span><\/em>
\nNor shall any plague come near your dwelling;<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

11 <\/sup>For He shall give His angels charge over you,<\/span><\/em>
\nTo keep you in all your ways.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

12 <\/sup>In their hands they shall bear you up,<\/span><\/em>
\nLest you dash your foot against a stone.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

13 <\/sup>You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,<\/span><\/em>
\nThe young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
\n

14\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cBecause he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;<\/span><\/em>
\nI will set him on high, because he has known My name.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

15 <\/sup>He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;<\/span><\/em>
\nI will be with him in trouble;<\/span><\/em>
\nI will deliver him and honor him.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

16 <\/sup>With long life I will satisfy him,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd show him My salvation.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Several of my commentaries claim this Psalm is simply promises of God to those who believe. Others believe it is Messianic. It has been attributed to Moses, David, and Solomon.<\/h3>\n

Here’s Wechsler on the traditional view.<\/h3>\n

The source of one’s security is found, ultimately, not in one’s circumstances or personal ability, but in God\u2014to whom we are to take recourse not only in sporadic times of distress or need, but continually, as indicated by the opening reference to “He who dwells …” i.e., who sees himself, whether awake or asleep as being in the Lord, and hence protected by Him from any lasting harm, whether physical (i.e., the second death; Revelation 20:14) or spiritual (i.e., condemnation, corresponding to Paul’s qualification of those who are “in Christ” in Romans 8:1<\/span><\/a>ff). \u2014 Wechsler, page 221.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The intimacy of being “in” God is poignantly emphasized by His reference to being with him (i.e., with the individual believer) in their trouble\u2014which promise is epitomized by Jesus, who not only partook in the sufferings common to humanity (see Hebrews 2:14-18<\/span><\/a>), but continues to partake of suffering along with each individual in whom His spirit dwells (cf. John 16:7<\/span><\/a>; 1 Corinthians 6:17<\/span><\/a>; Galatians 2:20<\/span><\/a>; 1 John 4:13). \u2014 Wechsler, page 223.<\/span><\/h3>\n

I lean toward the Messianic view , especially since Satan certainly understood it to be a reference to Christ when he quoted it in Matthew 4<\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Outline:<\/span>
\n1 Faith and dependence\u2014The Messiah speaks (vs. 1-2)<\/span>
\n2 Hope and deliverance\u2014The Spirit speaks (vs. 3-13)<\/span>
\n3 Victory and happiness forever\u2014Jehovah speaks (vs.14-16)<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the last three verses, God the Father is the speaker. He responds to the love and devotion of the Messiah, His Son, our Savior, with eight wonderful promises. They are as follows:<\/span>
\n1. I will deliver Him.<\/span>
\n2. I will set Him on high.<\/span>
\n3. I will answer Him.<\/span>
\n4. I will be with Him in trouble.<\/span>
\n5. I will deliver Him.<\/span>
\n6. And honor Him.<\/span>
\n7. With long life will I satisfy Him.<\/span>
\n8. And will show Him My salvation.<\/span><\/h3>\n

These promises bring to Him the resurrection and enthronement after His atonement for fallen man. The whole Psalm breathes the presence of the Spirit of the Messiah. Verses 11 and 12 were quoted by Satan in Matthew 4:6<\/span><\/a> and applied to Christ, the Messiah. \u2014 Phillips, pages 198-199.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Williams agrees, but with a slightly different outline.<\/h3>\n

The previous Psalm having introduced the Wilderness, and contrasted the misery and happiness of travelers in it who trust self or God, this Psalm points to the one Man Who passed through it undefiled, unhurt, and trusting and living God in perfection. To Him the Holy Spirit speaks in verses 1, 3-8 and 10-13; of Him God speaks in verses 14-16; to the Holy Spirit the Messiah responds in verse 2; and to God He declares His trust in verse 9. Thus in the Psalm, Christ is the object of the Father’s love and the Spirit’s ministry. \u2014 Williams, page 371.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Satan when quoting verses 11 and 12\u2014and his quoting them showed his intelligence in recognizing that the Psalm applied to Jesus\u2014left out the words “To keep Thee in all Thy ways” and put in the words “At any time.” Thus he corrupts the Scripture. \u2014 Williams, page 371.<\/span><\/h3>\n

buckler (v.4) \u2014 lit. “to go around” apparently referring to the way a shield surrounds and protects a soldier.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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