Today they have to watch for IEDs. However, the words shadow and shade also acknowledge that the faithful person dwells in a world that is sometimes dark. Nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Both night and day thou shalt be safe. Until now, we have been listening to the psalmist as he conveys Yahwehs promises. Psalm 91:1-3 God the Deliverer "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalms 91:15. (2.) They sicken millions of people every year, and often kill them. He will deliver those people. Let us come boldly there; and, when we once enter, let us dwell there. The large shield offers protection over a larger areaand a line of soldiers can put their rectangular shields together to form a nearly impenetrable wall against enemy arrows. A great truth laid down in general, That all those who live a life of communion with God are constantly safe under his protection, and may therefore preserve a holy serenity and security of mind at all times (v. 1): He that dwells, that sits down, in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty; he that by faith chooses God for his guardian shall find all that in him which he needs or can desire. The Hebrew word lin (rest) means to lodge or dwell or tarry or rest, and can designate either a temporary or permanent lodging. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. All of this because He says we know Him by name (v 14) and can call Him Father. This book of praise manifests a very practical theology. So the psalmist is talking about a serious threat when he uses the word deber. A church sanctuary, hospital chapel, or airport prayer room. The MacArthur Bible Studies provide intriguing examinations of the whole of Scripture. Strength and mastery may be united. Because he has set his love (Hebrew: hasaq) on me, therefore I will deliver him (v. 14a). Truth is real, dependable, stablethat which we can trust. . That herein he will answer their prayers: He shall call upon me; I will pour upon him the spirit of prayer, and then I will answer, answer by promises (Ps 85 8), answer by providences, bringing in seasonable relief, and answer by graces, strengthening them with strength in their souls (Ps 138 3); thus he answered Paul with grace sufficient, 2 Cor 12 9. 75 Bible Commentaries - Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Pulpit Commentary, etc. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. The Nature Of The Death Threatened As The Penalty Of Sin - Edward White, The Penalty of Death for Disobedience - Froom, Traditionalism and the (Not So) Second Death - Chris Date, Biblical Examples of Everlasting Destruction, Destroyed For Ever: An Examination of the Debates Concerning Annihilation and Conditional Immortality, Eternal Destruction Is Decreed Doom of Wicked - Leroy Edwin Froom, Further Biblical Support for Everlasting Destruction, The Destruction of the Finally Impenitent - Clark H. Pinnock, Biblical Analysis of Claimed Support Texts for Eternal Torture, Challenge to the Doctrine of Eternal Torment, Future Punishment is Eternal - Henry Constable - 1875, MAJOR Problems for the Eternal Torment Position, The Doctrine Of Future Rewards And Punishments In The Old Testament - Edward White, The Final End of the Wicked - Edward Fudge - Audio Interview, The Nature of the Future Punishment of the Wicked - C. F. Hudson, Thirty Questions For Teachers Of Eternal Torment, Universal Restoration Substituted for Eternal Torment - Froom. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. How about eternity? Commentaries for Psalm Chapter 91 The safety of those who have God for their refuge. - Richard A. Wiedenheft, Immortality - The Gift Of God Through Faith In Jesus The Christ, Immortality or Resurrection of the Dead? Find out how you can be at peace with God for eternity as John MacArthur shows you fifteen words that sum up the most powerful truth in all of Scripture. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . And those who have found the comfort of making the Lord their refuge, cannot but desire that others may do so. You will tread on the lion and cobra. Viewing things from God's vantage point--that is true comfort. Aye, that is true, you will say, who makes any doubt of it? 3. 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The word deber means plague or pestilence. nor of the arrow that flies by day; If these verses sound familiar, it is probably because Satan quoted them as part of Jesus second temptation. Psalms 91:3. I will deliver him, and honour him. Note, 1. We owe it, more than we are sensible, to the care of the divine Providence that we have been kept from infectious diseases and out of the hands of the wicked and unreasonable. 9 Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, Bible Verses, Quotes, Christian Answers, Songs and More. The ending of all of this is the most powerful of all as God says He will show him [or her], His salvation. If you have salvation, all of these other serious circumstances of plagues, night terrors, thousands dropping at your sides or any other threat are only temporary because ultimately, God is our refuge, our fortress, our shield, our buckler, and His love overshadows us and will bring us safely into the kingdom someday. I saw newspaper pictures of children confined to iron lungs that helped them to breath. Even if he should have but few years, yet he shall have a long life; for life is to be measured by the life that is in it, not by the length along which it drags. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. This psalm is a powerful chapter when a believer is in a time of crisis. Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. It is our duty to be at home in God, to make our choice of him, and then to live our life in him as our habitation, to converse with him, and delight in him, and depend upon him; and then it shall be our privilege to be at home in God; we shall be welcome to him as a man to his own habitation, without any let, hindrance, or molestation, from the arrests of the law or the clamours of conscience; then too we shall be safe in him, shall be kept in perfect peace, Isa 26 3. Nay, it is promised to God's people that they shall have the satisfaction of seeing, not only God's promises fulfilled to them, but his threatenings fulfilled upon those that hate them (v. 8): Only with thy eyes shalt thou behold and see the just reward of the wicked, which perhaps refers to the destruction of the first-born of Egypt by the pestilence, which was both the punishment of the oppressors and the enlargement of the oppressed; this Israel saw when they saw themselves unhurt, untouched. The blessing of His preservation: And show him My salvation. Those of us who live in first world countries have almost forgotten the dangers of deadly diseases that spread rapidly and kill large numbers of people. God Bless. There is also a pestilence that walketh in darkness, as that was which slew the first-born of the Egyptians, and the army of the Assyrians. If we are to keep our equilibrium in such circumstances, we need assurance that God is with usthat God loves us and is committed to helping usthat God will redeem even our darkest day. Observe, [1.] You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Psalms 91:4. (1.) Psalms 91:15. Vaccines and other medical treatments have almost eliminated them for us.