Psalm 91
English Standard Version (ESV)
91 He who dwells in (A)the shelter of the Most High
will abide in (B)the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say[a] to the Lord, “My (C)refuge and my (D)fortress,
my God, in whom I (E)trust.”
will abide in (B)the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say[a] to the Lord, “My (C)refuge and my (D)fortress,
my God, in whom I (E)trust.”
3 For he will deliver you from (F)the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will (G)cover you with his pinions,
and under his (H)wings you will (I)find refuge;
his (J)faithfulness is (K)a shield and buckler.
5 (L)You will not fear (M)the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will (G)cover you with his pinions,
and under his (H)wings you will (I)find refuge;
his (J)faithfulness is (K)a shield and buckler.
5 (L)You will not fear (M)the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and (N)see the recompense of the wicked.
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and (N)see the recompense of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your (O)dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my (P)refuge[b]—
10 (Q)no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
(R)no plague come near your tent.
the Most High, who is my (P)refuge[b]—
10 (Q)no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
(R)no plague come near your tent.
11 (S)For he will command his (T)angels concerning you
to (U)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you (V)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (W)the lion and the (X)adder;
the young lion and (Y)the serpent you will (Z)trample underfoot.
to (U)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you (V)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (W)the lion and the (X)adder;
the young lion and (Y)the serpent you will (Z)trample underfoot.
14 “Because he (AA)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
I will protect him, because he (AB)knows my name.
15 When he (AC)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (AD)honor him.
16 With (AE)long life I will satisfy him
and (AF)show him my salvation.”
I will protect him, because he (AB)knows my name.
15 When he (AC)calls to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and (AD)honor him.
16 With (AE)long life I will satisfy him
and (AF)show him my salvation.”
How many of us have the trust of
the person described here? The world is
falling apart all around and no harm is coming to him because of God’s
protection. We can get so caught up in
what is going on around us that we forget that God is our shield, not man. We start looking for our protection from man and
we forget that God loves us more than any man and He is the only One to put our
trust in.
Look at why God would do
this? “Because he holds fast to me in
love” how many of us are holding fast to
God in love. I think sometimes we would
rather God just hold fast to us in love and we forget that we are not loving
Him back. We want to live our lives the
way we see fit, talk the way we want to talk, and walk the path we want to go
and sometimes that does not show love to God.
If we truly hold fast to His love our lives would look much
different. Speaking for myself, I need
to care more about God than myself at times.
I want to desperately hold so fast in my love to Him that whatever chaos
is going on in my life or the life around me I am at peace in Him.
I do believe that we are coming to
a time in this world that without a strong, steadfast love towards God we will
not be able to survive. It may be in my
lifetime and it may not but if it is, I want to have such a connection with God
that whatever is going on around me that my family and I will be protected and
most importantly I will live in peace knowing that all the love I have for Him
does not compare to the love He has for me.
As you seek Him more may you also
love Him more and cling to His amazing promises.
Seeking Him with all my heart,
Sheila
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