Summer in the Psalms
Psalm 91
Context:
- Author is either Moses or David most likely; but we really don’t know…
- The author is making the declaration that the Lord is Israel’s dwelling place from generation to generation.
- God has been good and He will continue to be good.
- Talks about a faith that says “God is powerful, mighty and is going to take care of us.”
In Psalm 91 is a psalm for our seasons… a psalm for a time when assurance is needed. But it also shows us where assurance comes from.
Psalm 91:1-16 (CSB)
1 The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust: 3 He himself will rescue you from the bird trap, from the destructive plague. 4 He will cover you with his feathers; you will take refuge under his wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield. 5 You will not fear the terror of the night, the arrow that flies by day, 6 the plague that stalks in darkness, or the pestilence that ravages at noon.7 Though a thousand fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand, the pestilence will not reach you. 8 You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. 9 Because you have made the Lord—my refuge, the Most High—your dwelling place,10 no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. 11 For he will give his angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. 12 They will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the young lion and the serpent.
14 Because he has his heart set on me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he knows my name.15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will rescue him and give him honor. 16 I will satisfy him with a long life and show him my salvation.
In the first couple verses it gives us four names of God:
Emphasizing supreme authority and exalted position.
Emphasizing that God is all sufficient. That His power and ability to meet all needs
Emphasizing God’s personal name, revealing Him as the existing One, the one who is faithful and present. He is eternal: He always has existed and has no end.
Emphasizing God as the powerful creator of all things. That with a word brought everything into being.
God is Our:
- : We are covered and kept by God (vv. 3–6)
- : We are secure in the midst of the battle (vv. 7–13)
- : We are standing on God’s promises (vv. 14–16)
Psalm 91:1-2 1 The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust
Psalm 25:14The secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he reveals his covenant to them.
John 15:5 – “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Luke 10:41–42 – “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”