FRAMEWORKS:
Psa 91: Confidence in the Lord's Protection
[Preliminary
Comments: There is a repeated picture in Scripture that
staying close to the Lord means we will be able to rest secure
in His protection. It does however, it seems, need the personal
commitment of the individual to make the Lord their protection
[v.2,9,10]. A confidence comes throughout the psalm that the Lord
WILL protect us when we come close [v.3-10] and on top of that
assurance comes the confidence that He will send His angelic forces
on our behalf [v.11,12] who will bring us victory [v.13]. In addition
there is confidence in His assertions that He is for us [v.14-16].
A psalm of confidence in the Lord's protection.]
v.1
Promise of security close to the Lord
v.1
Whoever
dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
v.2
Personal declaration of that security
v.2
I
will say of the Lord
,
‘He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.'
v.3
Confidence in His protection from attack & illness
v.3
Surely
he will save you
from the fowler's snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
v.4
Assurance of God's faithfulness acting as protection for us
v.4
He
will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will
be your shield and rampart.
v.5,6
This will translate into peace in the freedom from fear
v.5
You
will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
v.6
nor
the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
v.7,8
It includes freedom from fear of judgment
v.7
A
thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
v.8
You
will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
v.9,10
Making God your security will make you secure
v.9
If
you say, ‘The Lord
is
my refuge,'
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
v.10
no
harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
v.11,12
Why? Because He will send His angelic forces to protect you
v.11
For
he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
v.12
they
will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone.
v.13
This will include defeating the enemy
v.13
You
will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the
serpent.
v.14-16
There is total confidence in God's promises of protection
v.14
‘Because
he loves me,' says the Lord
,
‘I will [i] rescue him;
I will [ii]
protect him,
for he acknowledges my name.
v.15
He
will call on me, and I will [iii]
answer him;
I will [iv]
be with him
in trouble,
I will [v]
deliver him
and honour him.
v.16
With
long life I will [vi]
satisfy him
and [vii]
show him
my salvation.'
[Additional
Comments: A psalm that brings a sense of peace in the
knowledge that as God's children, when we draw near to Him, we
may know the wonder of His protection. A psalm to be read out
loud in faith declaration.]
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