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Scott's Reference Library
Psalm 91:1 through Psalm 91:2 (NIV)
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:9 through Psalm 91:16 (NIV)
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge—
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-8
He that by faith chooses God for his protector, shall find all in him that he
needs or can desire. And those who have found the comfort of making the Lord
their refuge, cannot but desire that others may do so. The spiritual life is
protected by Divine grace from the temptations of Satan, which are as the snares
of the fowler, and from the contagion of sin, which is a noisome pestilence.
Great security is promised to believers in the midst of danger. Wisdom shall
keep them from being afraid without cause, and faith shall keep them from being
unduly afraid. Whatever is done, our heavenly Father’s will is done; and we have
no reason to fear. God’s people shall see, not only God’s promises fulfilled,
but his threatenings. Then let sinners come unto the Lord upon his mercy-seat,
through the Redeemer’s name; and encourage others to trust in him also.
Psalm 91:9
VERSES 9-16
Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction
befall, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, though for the present it
be not joyous but grievous. Those who rightly know God, will set their love upon
him. They by prayer constantly call upon him. His promise is, that he will in
due time deliver the believer out of trouble, and in the mean time be with him
in trouble. The Lord will manage all his worldly concerns, and preserve his life
on earth, so long as it shall be good for him. For encouragement in this he
looks unto Jesus. He shall live long enough; till he has done the work he was
sent into this world for, and is ready for heaven. Who would wish to live a day
longer than God has some work to do, either by him or upon him? A man may die
young, yet be satisfied with living. But a wicked man is not satisfied even with
long life. At length the believer’s conflict ends; he has done for ever with
trouble, sin, and temptation.