lin) in the shadow (Hebrew: sel) of the Almighty (v. 1). We often find ourselves afraid in the middle of the nightwhat I call the Three Oclock Terrors. What royal protection we have, a guard of angels, who count it their delight and their honour to wait upon the seed-royal of the universe, for such are all the saints of God! The way of the righteous. Therefore the psalmist is probably saying more than he understooddeliverance from trouble and salvation to eternal life. Today they have to watch for IEDs. 12 They will bear you up in their hands, Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. A church sanctuary, hospital chapel, or airport prayer room. We havent had to watch carefully for fowlers traps as we walk along sidewalks or drive along roadsor even when we hike through woods. of the Traditional "Sermon" Concept, A Biblical Defense of Conditional Immortality, Biblically Dispelling the Myth of Eternal Torture. 91:10 There shall no [nothing comes our way God has either not decreed or not allowed] evil [that which is the opposite of good; any misfortune] befall thee, neither shall any plague [refers to some physical blow; general term for plague] come nigh thy dwelling. To this the great God is pleased to compare his care of his people, who are helpless as the chickens, and easily made a prey of, but are invited to trust under the shadow of the wings of the divine promise and providence, which is the periphrasis of a proselyte to the true religion, that he has come to trust under the wings of the God of Israel, Ruth 2 12. Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;I will protect him, because he knows my name. Wings and feathers, though spread with the greatest tenderness, are yet weak, and easily broken through, and therefore it is added, His truth shall be thy shield and buckler, a strong defence. Click on the different category headings to find out more. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Again at the end of day. Still, Gods children do live to a far longer age than any other people in the world; they are on the whole a long-lived race. Of course He did. 75 Bible Commentaries - Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Pulpit Commentary, etc. God loved us yesterday, and will love us tomorrow. A sinnah is a large rectangular shield. I will honour him; those are truly honourable whom God puts honour upon by taking them into covenant and communion with himself and designing them for his kingdom and glory, John 12 26. In this study, Dr. MacArthur examines the book of Psalms and reveals how the hymns it contains points to an all-powerful God who is to be respected, worshiped, and praised for his loving care of his peopleand to whom we can turn to help in times of need. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. It is not an evil, an only evil, but there is a mixture of good in it and a product of good by it. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Those who have themselves found the comfort of making God their refuge cannot but desire that others may do so. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you (v. 7). Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. But, there is hope! If I am in my way, then God will keep me. As the little chicks bury their tiny heads in the feathers of the hen, and seem happy, and warm, and comfortable under their mothers wings, so shall it be with thee if thou dwellest with thy God: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust.. 2. They are able to bear up the saints out of the reach of danger, and they do it with all the tenderness and affection wherewith the nurse carries the little child about in her arms; it speaks us helpless and them helpful. A believer needs not fear, and therefore should not fear, any arrow, because the point is off, the poison is out. Great danger supposed; the mention of it is enough to frighten us; night and day we lie exposed, and those that are apt to be timorous will in neither period think themselves safe. This is the name that God revealed to Moses, saying, You shall tell the children of Israel this, Yahweh (YHWH), the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations (Exodus 3:15). Those that preserve their purity in times of general corruption may trust God with their safety in times of general desolation. God Himself becomes like a mighty refuge and fortress for the believer. Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Both night and day thou shalt be safe. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. God hides not his people in a casing of iron; their shelter is stronger than iron, yet it is soft as the downy wings of a bird for ease and comfort. Each guide incorporates extensive commentary, detailed observations on overriding themes, and probing questions to help you study the Word of God with guidance from John MacArthur, and each study includes an introduction that provides background information to each book of the Bible being studied and a . 2. The psalmist's own resolution to take God for his keeper (ver 2), from which he gives both direction and encouragement to others, ver 9. 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I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation (v. 16). Psalm 91 continues to be a source of strength, hope, promise and encouragement for every generation. and show him my salvation.. 13 You will tread on the lion and cobra. Learn more today! 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,but it will not come near you. A wicked worldly man is not satisfied, no, not with long life; he still cries, Give, give. Protokrator appears several times in the New Testament in passages that emphasize Gods almighty power (2 Corinthians 6:18; Revelation 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14; 19:6, 15; 21:22). It goes beyond head-knowledge to heart-knowledge. Note, 1. Gender Revolution - What are they teaching your kids? When he calls to me, I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble;I will rescue him and honor him. 1. That is worth noting. What are things that we can learn from it for today? Life and Immortality - Basil Atkinson, M.A., PhD. However, the words shadow and shade also acknowledge that the faithful person dwells in a world that is sometimes dark. This article is also available and sold as a booklet. Theologian Paul on Life, Death, and Immortality - Froom, Gravity of Ascribing False Teachings to Christ - (refernce to Dives and Lazarus), The Old Testament Use of the Word Sheol (Hell), The Rich Man and Lazarus: An Intermediate State? Most of us have never seen a fowler or a fowlers trap. That is a message that we need to hear in good times so that it will bring us strength during bad times. Psalms 91:1. Psalms 91:4. With the greatest power and efficacy. With death all around them God tells them that it will not even come near them because they are not looking at all the dead bodies but their eyes are looking at the Lord Who is recompensing or paying back those who are the enemies. They shall be taken under the peculiar care of Heaven, Ps. He is my refuge and my fortress: The one who lives intimately with God knows the greatness of His protection. and see the recompense of the wicked. That seems to overstate the case. They sicken millions of people every year, and often kill them. It may be applied to that care of the divine Providence by which we are preserved from ravenous noxious creatures (the wild beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee, Job 5 23); nay, and have ways and means of taming them, Jam 3 7. b. A quiet place where we can go to God in prayerour bedroom or prayer closet. "Here, after the carefree delight of Psalm 98, we recollect how exalted and holy he is, and how profound is the reverence we owe him." (Derek Kidner) A. 1. Psalms 91:2. If God proportions the degree and continuance of our troubles to our strength, if he keeps us from offending him in our troubles, and makes our death our discharge, at length, from all our troubles, then this promise is fulfilled. So first, Psalm 91 means I'm invincible till God is done with me. There is need to fear the night filled with terror or the arrows that are visibly seen flying during the day. The psalmist assures believers of divine protection, from his own experience; and that which he says is the word of God, and what we may rely upon. Aye, that is true, you will say, who makes any doubt of it? The end of this psalm recaps any calamity that can happen and when His children are placed in harms way He promises to deliver them, to protect them, to rescue them, and to answer them in their time of trouble. All of this because He says we know Him by name (v 14) and can call Him Father. They shall not only have an admittance, but a residence, under God's protection; he will be their rest and refuge for ever. Yahweh is his mesudah (hiding place, stronghold, fortress). Guest. The natural life, and is often fulfilled in our preservation from those dangers which are very threatening and very near, while yet we ourselves are not apprehensive of them, any more than the bird is of the snare of the fowler. But surely in the day-time, when we can look about us, we are not so much in danger; yes, there is an arrow that flieth by day too, and yet flies unseen; there is a destruction that wasteth at high-noon, when we are awake and have all our friends about us; even then we cannot secure ourselves, nor can they secure us. 1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High. Whatever is done our heavenly Father's will is done; and we have no reason to be afraid of that. I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Dale Kuiper, The Christian and the Mosaic Law - Philip Mauro, The Preciousness of Time and the Importance of Redeeming It. Viewing things from God's vantage point--that is true comfort. God (Hebrew: elohim). To know Yahwehs semhis name or reputationis to know Yahweh. Both are designed to protect the bearer, and each has a particular use. In the light of the Lord you will see light; and you will discover the limed twigs and the nets and the traps that are set to catch you: He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.. And under his wings shalt thou trust: God is to his people a strong defense and a tender defense. That he will, in the mean time, be with them in trouble, v. 15. The sprinkling of blood secured the first-born of Israel when thousands fell. Used by permission. The word kabed (honor) means to give a person honor or to make them heavy (in the sense of powerful. (2.) They shall be enabled, by the grace of God, to look down upon the things of this world with a holy contempt and indifference, to look up to the things of the other world with a holy ambition and concern; and then they are set on high. I am old, and expect to die within a few years. Many think that to Christ, as Mediator, these promises do primarily belong (Isa 49 2), not because to him the devil applied one of these promises (Matt 4 6), but because to him they are very applicable, and, coming through him, they are more sweet and sure to all believers. It was in the day-time that that pestilence wasted which was sent to chastise David for numbering the people, on occasion of which some think this psalm was penned. Psalms 91 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. In singing this we must shelter ourselves under, and then solace ourselves in, the divine protection. He that dwelleth in the secret place, &c. He that makes God his habitation and refuge, as he is called Psalm 91:9, that has recourse to him, and relies on him in his dangers and difficulties; that has access to him, intercourse with him, and worships within the veil, living a life of constant communion with him; shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty He shall not be . I believe in God and depend on him for deliverance, but I nevertheless find myself afraid. Please be aware that these items are sent out from our office in the UK. Psalms 91:15. (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979-1988), Brown, Francis; Driver, S.R. where is thy sting? In the Psalms you can identify with the psalmist as he expresses his deepest distress, and learn along with him as God teaches him how to view things from His perspective. A man may die young, and yet die full of days, satur dierumsatisfied with living. He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Come here, Gabriel, Michael, and all the rest of you, says the great King of kings to the angels around his throne; and when they come at his call, he says, Take care of my child. The Immortality of the Soul: You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 15 He will call on me, and I will answer him. The blessing of His preservation: And show him My salvation. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befal thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Some of the most powerful evidence that proves Jesus to be Whom he claimed to be is found in the historical fulfillment of the prophsies He foretold in the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. Fifteen Words of Hope 2 Corinthians 5:21 Be Part of the Family and from the deadly pestilence. I. There has even been protection from the wild predators, snakes, spiders, and a multitude of various other dangerous insects and animals that many have experienced receiving protection from, like Paul when he was bitten by a poisonous snake and should have died (Acts 28:3-5). 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. The important thing is not the place but that we meet the Most High there. However, when Elohim refers to Yahweh, that is called the intensive plural or the majestic plural, acknowledging that all that constitutes deity is summed in Yahweh. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: Notice, that it is, He shall, and I will. The mighty grace of God shall make us pray, and the Almighty God of grace will answer our prayer: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. How I love these glorious shalls and wills! It is not every professing Christian, nor every believer who attains this height of experience; but only such as believe the promise, and fulfill the heavenly condition of dwelling in the secret place of the most High. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

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