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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 91 Jarchi and others think this psalm was written by Moses (m), as was the preceding; but the Targum ascribes it to David; as do the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions; and very probably, as is generally thought, was penned by him on occasion of the pestilence which came upon the people, through...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High,.... Or the Supreme; a title of God, who is superior to all beings, the Creator and Preserver of them, God over all, higher than the highest of angels or men; see Genesis 14:22, "his secret place" is his heart, his bosom, where his only begotten Son lies; and into which he takes his people,...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
Some of the ancients were of opinion that Moses was the penman, not only of the foregoing psalm, which is expressly said to be his, but also of the eight that next follow it; but that cannot be, for Ps. xcv. is expressly said to be penned by David, and long after Moses, Heb. iv. 7. It is probable that this psalm also was penned by David; it is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. It is not every worshipper that comes there who shall be thus privileged but those who dwell there, as Simeon and Anna dwelt in the temple. So there are some that abide in Christ and his words abide in them. They live near to God. They receive...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. It is not every man who dwells there; no, not even every Christian man. There are some who come to God’s house; but the man mentioned here dwells with the God of the house. There are some who worship in the outer court of the temple; but “he that...
Spurgeon - Treasury of David - Charles H. Spurgeon
Ver. 1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High. The blessings here promised are not for all believers, but for those who live in close fellowship with God. Every child of God looks towards the inner sanctuary and the mercyseat, yet all do not dwell in the most holy place; they run to it at times, and enjoy occasional approaches, but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will say of the Lord,.... Or to the Lord (p): these are the words of the psalmist, expressing his faith in the Lord in the following words, taking encouragement from the safety of the godly man above described: the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, he shall say to the Lord; that is, the man that dwells in the secret...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Observe the sweetness of making a personal application of any passage in the Word. “ I will say.” A general doctrine gives us little consolation till we can make a particular application of it. Oh, for faith-daring, personal faith-to say, “I will say of the Lord...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. This is a daring utterance, as if the psalmist would claim for himself the choicest privileges of any child of God. When you hear a glorious doctrine preached, it may be very sweet to others; but the honey lies in the particular application of it to yourself. You...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,.... These are the words of the psalmist, either speaking to himself, for the encouragement of his own faith and trust in the Lord; or to the man that dwells in the secret place, and under the shadow of the most High; which latter seems most agreeable; though Cocceius thinks they are the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, You cannot see it. You do not know it to be a snare. The bird does not suspect the fowler. “Surely in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird.” If the bird knew it was a net it would not fly into it. You do not know your temptation, young man. Nay, and the oldest and most...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, If you dwell near to God, you will not be deceived by Satan. In the light of the Lord you will see light; and you will discover the limed twigs and the nets and the traps that are set to catch you: “He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.” Psa_91:3. And from the noisome...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He shall cover thee with his feathers,.... As birds do their young, who cannot cover themselves: this they do from a tender regard to them, whereby they both keep them warm, and protect them from those that would hurt them: this represents the helpless state of the children of God, who are, like to young birds, weak and unable to defend...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. It is a marvelous verse. I do not think that any devout man would have been daring enough to use such language as this if he had not been led to do so by the Holy Spirit himself. Where the Holy Spirit leads the way we may safely...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He shall cover thee with his feathers, The psalmist uses a wonderful metaphor when he ascribes “feathers” to God, and compares him to a hen, or some mother-bird, under whose wings her young find shelter. Yet the condescension of God is such that he allows us to speak of him thus: “He shall cover thee with his feathers.” Psa_91:4. And under his...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night,.... The terrible things that happen in the night; as fire, storms and tempests, invasion of enemies, murders, thefts, and, robberies: a good man, when he has committed himself and his family to the care and protection of God by prayer, has no reason to be anxiously careful of these things, or to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; For if this alludes to temporal dangers, “Not a single shaft shall hit, Till the God of love sees fit.” And if there be a covert allusion here to spiritual dangers-to the darts of the wicked one and to the alarms which fill the soul when the presence of God is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; Nervous as you are, and naturally timid, when you dwell near to God, your fears shall all go to sleep. That is a wonderful promise: “Thou shalt not be afraid.” If it had said, “Thou shalt have no cause for fear,” it would have been a very comforting word; but this is even more cheering, Thou shalt...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness,.... Some think, and not without cause, that what is figuratively expressed in the preceding verse is here explained; and, indeed, the "pestilence" may well be called the "terror by night": the name of the plague, at a distance, is terrible; the near approach of it is more so; when it enters a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High,...