Bible Commentaries

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Psalms 91

Introduction

1  The state of the godly.
3  Their safety.
9  Their habitation.
11  Their servants.
14  Their friend; with the effects of them all.
Verse 1

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
(Title
&) This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by Moses on the same occasion as the preceding; but others think it was written by David, after his advice to his son Solomon.
1 Chronicles 28:1-21
dwelleth
27:5, 31:20, 32:7, 52:8, 61:3,4, 90:1, Isaiah 8:14, Ezekiel 11:16, Hosea 14:5,6, 1 John 4:15,16
abide
Heb. lodge.
25:13; *marg:
under
17:8, 36:7, 57:1, Judges 9:15, Song of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 4:5,6, Lamentations 4:20
Verse 2

I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
I will
9, 18:2, 46:1, 71:3, 142:5, Deuteronomy 32:30,31, 33:27-29, Proverbs 18:10
my God
43:4, 48:14, 67:6,7, Genesis 17:7, Deuteronomy 26:17-19, Jeremiah 31:1, Luke 20:38, Hebrews 11:16
in him
62:5-8, Isaiah 12:2, 26:3,4
Verse 3

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
snare
124:7, 141:9, Proverbs 7:23, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Hosea 9:8, Amos 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:9, 2 Timothy 2:26
and from
6, Numbers 14:37,38, 16:46-48, 2 Samuel 24:15, Job 5:10-22
Verse 4

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
cover
17:8, 57:1, 61:4, Deuteronomy 32:11, Ruth 2:12, Matthew 23:37
his truth
89:23,24, 138:2, Genesis 15:1, Isaiah 43:1,2, Mark 13:31, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 6:17,18
Verse 5

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Thou
3:6, 27:1-3, 46:2, 112:7, Job 5:19-27, Proverbs 28:1, Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 8:26, Hebrews 13:6
terror
3:5, 2 Kings 7:6, Job 4:13-15, 24:14-16, Proverbs 3:23-25, Isaiah 21:4, Luke 12:20,39
nor
Job 6:4, Lamentations 3:12,13
Verse 6

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
pestilence
121:5,6, Exodus 12:29,30, 2 Kings 19:35
destruction
Numbers 16:48, 2 Samuel 24:15, Matthew 24:6,7, 1 Corinthians 10:3-10
Verse 7

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
32:6, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 12:12,13, Numbers 14:37,38, Joshua 14:10
Verse 8

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Only
37:34, 58:10,11, 92:11, Proverbs 3:25,26, Malachi 1:5
reward
Isaiah 3:11, Hebrews 2:2
Verse 9

Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Because
2, 142:4,5, 146:5,6
most high
1, 71:3, 90:1
Verse 10

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
There
121:7, Proverbs 12:21, Romans 8:25
neither
Deuteronomy 7:15, Job 5:24
Verse 11

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
For
34:7, 71:3, 2 Kings 6:16,17, Matthew 4:6, Luke 4:10,11, Hebrews 1:14
in all
Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 31:1, Jeremiah 2:18
Verse 12

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
They
Isaiah 46:3, 63:9
lest
37:24, Job 5:23, Proverbs 3:23
Verse 13

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
tread
Judges 14:5,6, Job 5:23, 1 Samuel 17:37, Daniel 6:22, 2 Timothy 4:17
adder
or, asp.
58:4, Mark 16:18, Acts 28:3-6, Romans 3:13, 16:20
the dragon
Isaiah 27:1, Revelation 12:9, 20:1,2
Verse 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.
set
9, 1 Chronicles 29:3, John 14:23, 16:27, Romans 8:28, James 1:12, 2:5
I will set
59:1; *marg:; 89:16,17, Isaiah 33:16, Philippians 2:9-11
known
9:10, John 17:3, Galatians 4:9
Verse 15

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
He shall
10:17, 18:3,4,15, Isaiah 58:9, 65:24, Jeremiah 29:12,13, 33:3, Romans 10:12,13, Hebrews 5:7
I will be
23:4, 138:7, Isaiah 41:10, 43:1,2, Matthew 28:20, John 16:32, Acts 18:9,10, 2 Timothy 4:17
deliver
37:40, 2 Corinthians 1:9,10
honour
1 Samuel 2:30, John 5:44, 12:26,43, 1 Peter 1:21, 3:22, 5:4, Revelation 3:21
Verse 16

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
With long life
Heb. With length of days.
21:4, Genesis 25:8, Job 5:26, Proverbs 3:2,16, 22:4, Isaiah 65:20-22
shew
16:11, 50:23, Isaiah 45:17, Luke 2:30, 3:6

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