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Psalms 91:1-13

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. 4. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler. 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. 7. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee. 8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9. Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation; 10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12. They shall bear thee up in [their] hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Psalms 91:1-13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 91:1

Theological / Devotional

Dwelleth. The idea is that of quiet repose as in a dwelling.

Secret place. When we are “admitted into closest intimacy and communion with God”, we may be said to dwell “in the secret place of the most High.”

Most High. Heb. ’Elyon. See Vol. I, pp. 170–173, on this name for God, and on the three other names employed in vs. 1, 2: “Almighty” (Shaddai), “Lord” (Yahweh), “God” (’Elohim).

Under the shadow. See on Ps. 17:8.

Verses 1, 4 will bring special comfort to those who heed God’s warning in “the day of the Lord”.

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