Those who dwell there abide under the shadow of the Almighty, knowing His protection, comfort, and care.i. The imagery of the Psalm seems to be in part drawn from that Passover Night, when the Destroying Angel passed through Egypt, while the faithful and obedient Israelites were sheltered by God. He asks God for wisdom to account for our time. 12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. In reflecting on the Psalmist’s poetic metaphor, I wondered about the people of the earth who have never sat down on the dusty ground within a naturally occurring rock shelter, found refuge in a cave or rock overhang from a thunderstorm, or walked … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16" Since the greatest ills may arise out of little accidents, it shows the wisdom of the Lord that from the smaller evils we are protected. 1 He that dwelleth in the a secret place of the most High shall abide under the b shadow of the Almighty. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Psalms 91:11. Henry Melvill. Now we know what this charge is, saving that Zanchy adds also the metaphor of schoolmasters, and says that we are poor rustic people, strangers; but being adopted into the household of God, he gives his most noble ministers, the angels, charge, first of our nursing and then of our education; when we are weaned, to instruct us, to admonish, to institute, to correct us, to comfort us, to defend us, to preserve us from all evil, and to provoke us to all good. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I a trust. This is just a piece in regards to 91:12. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. The lion represents the openly violent foes of the godly: the adder and serpent the crafty liers in wait. # 91.4 city wall: One possible meaning for a difficult Hebrew word; it may possibly mean some kind of shield or weapon. (Psalms 91:12) On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. It can be no easy thing, this keeping the foot from being hurt against a stone, seeing that the highest of created beings are commissioned to effect it. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Henry Lawrence, in "A Treatise of our Communion and Warre with Angells," 1646. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 91 CONTEXT: The Septuagint (LXX: Greek version of the Old Testament) attributes this psalm to David, but that remains in question. Psalms 91:12 Context. v3 He (God) really will save you from the *trap that the *bird-catcher (hid). For he shall give his angels H4397 charge H6680 over thee, to keep H8104 thee in all thy ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Lest thou dash thy foot ... - Lest you should stumble and fall. It is most desirable that we should not stumble, but as the way is rough, it is most gracious on the Lord's part to send his servants to bear us up above the loose pebbles. If we cannot have the way smoothed it answers every purpose if we have angels to bear us up in their hands. Psalm 91 tells of a Man, who is able to tread the lion and adder under His feet. Psalm 91:10, ESV: "no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent." The words of Psalm 91 are some of the most beautiful words in the Bible. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. (NLT) They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. To carry them in their hands is a metaphor, and signifies a perfect execution of their custody, to have a special care of them, and therefore is rather expressed so, than carrying them on their shoulders. They shall bear thee up in their hands; as nurses carry little children, with careful love, so shall those … Psalm 91:10, KJV: "There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Look at them for just a moment: 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 2 I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" Even though others succumb all around, drop like flies right and left, no harm will even graze you. The angels ministered to Jesus after His temptation and fasting in the wilderness. MEANING OF PSALM 91 PRAYER, VERSE 1: ‘ONE THAT DWELLETH IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL REST IN THE SHADOW OF THE OMNIPOTENT’. A messianic psalm—The Lord will deliver the Messiah from terror, pestilence, and war—The Lord will give His angels charge over the Messiah and deliver Him and honor Him. --Undoubtedly the Tempter was right in referring this Psalm to "the Son of God" (Mt 4:6). Angels, the topmost beings in creation, the radiant, the magnificent, the powerful -- angels are represented as holding up a righteous man, lest some pebble in the path should make him trip, lest he hurt his foot against a stone. Proverbs 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Psalm 91. H1870. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. (You are) my God and I am *trusting in you". [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Considering God's righteous anger and wrath (Psalm 90:11), Moses provides an example of sensible prayer. There is a Spanish proverb, expressive of great love and solicitude: “They carry him on the palms of their hands.”. I have chosen to follow the paragraph structure (and the translation) of the NASB in this exposition. … Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. He persists in the metaphor: children often stumble and fall, unless they be led and carried in hands and arms. Jesus said He could have called in an angel Angels... shall bear thee up... lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. 91:2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” What … “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in … Christ was being tempted to prove He was the Son of God by harming Himself. "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be … ...they (angels) keep the feet of the saints , lest they dash them against a stone , lest they stumble and fall into sin and into trouble . Safe and SecureWhen you sit enthroned under the shadow of Shaddai,you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.He’s the hope that holds me and the Stronghold to … Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. The serving God in little things, the carrying religious principles into the details of life, the discipline of our tempers, the regulation of our speech, the domestic Christianity, the momentary sacrifices, the secret and unobserved self denials; who that knows anything of the difficulties of piety, does not know that there is greater danger of his failing in these than in trials of apparently far higher cost, and harder endurance; if on no other account, yet because the very absence of what looks important, or arduous, is likely to throw him off his guard, make him careless or confident, and thereby almost insure defect or defeat? 91:1 He that dwelleth [suggests permanent existence in the place of security] in the secret place [a hiding/secret place known only to God] of the most High [title used by Melchizedek in the worship of God (Gen. 14:18); indicated that the Lord was exalted over the gods of other nations] shall abide [denotes lodging for the night; we are vulnerable and defenseless … Nay, the hurting the foot against a stone has often laid the foundations of fatal bodily disease: the injury which seemed too trifling to be worth notice has produced extreme sickness, and ended in death. By stones are meant all difficulties, objections, perils, both to the outward and inward man, as Christ is said to take care of hairs and sparrows, that is, of every thing even to a hair. lest thou dash thy foot against a stone; lest they fall into sin, or into any calamity and distress; lest the least hurt or mischief befall them, or the least injury be done them; see Proverbs 3:23. Verse 12. Verse 12. (NKJV) They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. (12) In their hands. Psalm 91:14-16 (Scanned from Christianity Magazine, Feb. 1989, p.#57) "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. God is so faithful. Psalm 91. v1 Whoever stays in the secret place of the *Most High. Psalms 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Christ however, was victorious and overcame in all those three areas. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High: God has a secret place for His own (Psalm 27:5, 31:20), and it is a place to live in. Is there, after all, any want of keeping between the agency and the act, so that there is even the appearance of angels being unworthily employed, employed on what is beneath them, when engaged in bearing us up, lest at any time we hurt the foot against a stone? The Targum interprets it of the evil concupiscence, or corruption of nature, which is like a stone; see Ezekiel 36:26. Psalm 91:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 91:10, NIV: "no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent." and under his wings you may take refuge; b Psalm I8:1-3 reads I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. We are also all tempted by Satan daily in the same way. 1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, *. It is important, therefore, to value the moments and days He has given us. a shield or a city wall. Neither is it. 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. Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night, not flying arrows in the day, Not disease that prowls through the darkness, not disaster that erupts at high noon. We aren't certain of the time and circumstances of its writing. Because God is my refuge and has been for decades now, I was able to maintain a calm, pray appropriately, and respond rationally to the situation. Verse 12. —Literally, on, as a nurse a child. Charge H6680 Tsavah a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute,... 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