It is important, therefore, to value the moments and days He has given us. (NLT) They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. That which one carries on their hand they are sure to keep. Psalm 91:10, ESV: "no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent." Verse 12. Angels, the topmost beings in creation, the radiant, the magnificent, the powerful -- angels are represented as holding up a righteous man, lest some pebble in the path should make him trip, lest he hurt his foot against a stone. They will protect you so that you may walk safely. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High: God has a secret place for His own (Psalm 27:5, 31:20), and it is a place to live in. They shall bear thee up in their hands; as nurses carry little children, with careful love, so shall those … The angels ministered to Jesus after His temptation and fasting in the wilderness. 91:2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” What … 91:9-16 Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction befal, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, … Psalm 91. v1 Whoever stays in the secret place of the *Most High. It is most desirable that we should not stumble, but as the way is rough, it is most gracious on the Lord's part to send his servants to bear us up above the loose pebbles. Psalm 91:10, KJV: "There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." Angels... shall bear thee up... lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Prayer that rose up in me sprang from Psalms 91:2 and 18:1-3. my God in whom I trust.” a 3 He will rescue you from the fowler’s snare,. Verse 12. Psalm I8:1-3 reads I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. ASV. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Those who dwell there abide under the shadow of the Almighty, knowing His protection, comfort, and care.i. Salem Media Group. Whoever dwells in the shelter of protection can find rest and comfort. Safe and SecureWhen you sit enthroned under the shadow of Shaddai,you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.He’s the hope that holds me and the Stronghold to … Psalm 91:12. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be … from the destroying plague, 4 He will shelter you with his pinions,. Charge H6680 Tsavah a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute,... To Get the full list of Strongs: Sign Up or Login Psalm 91 tells of a Man, who is able to tread the lion and adder under His feet. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. I hope this may be able to help you. They, that is the angels, God's own angels, shall cheerfully become our servants. Christ however, was victorious and overcame in all those three areas. The Spaniards have a proverb when they would signify eminent favour and friendship, `they carry him upon the palms of their hands,' that is, they exceedingly love him, and diligently keep him. 1 You who dwell in the shelter of the Most High, *. 2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I a trust. 1 He that dwelleth in the a secret place of the most High shall abide under the b shadow of the Almighty. The words of Psalm 91 are some of the most beautiful words in the Bible. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand. Psalm 91:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 91:10, NIV: "no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent." Time flies, life is uncertain, and God judges sin. The Targum interprets it of the evil concupiscence, or corruption of nature, which is like a stone; see Ezekiel 36:26. Psalm 91. By stones are meant all difficulties, objections, perils, both to the outward and inward man, as Christ is said to take care of hairs and sparrows, that is, of every thing even to a hair. For he shall give his angels H4397 charge H6680 over thee, to keep H8104 thee in all thy ways. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Let us then consider carefully the message and the meaning of Psalm 91. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone; even minor ills they ward off. Jesus did not fall for the devil’s temptations, and Jesus never struck His foot against a stone. In reflecting on the Psalmist’s poetic metaphor, I wondered about the people of the earth who have never sat down on the dusty ground within a naturally occurring rock shelter, found refuge in a cave or rock overhang from a thunderstorm, or walked … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16" Verse 12. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. —Literally, on, as a nurse a child. Neither is it. Verses 5-10 pursue the implications of the safety which we have in God. (NKJV) They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Is it different in spiritual respects, in regard of the soul, to which the promise in our text must be specially applied? Is there, after all, any want of keeping between the agency and the act, so that there is even the appearance of angels being unworthily employed, employed on what is beneath them, when engaged in bearing us up, lest at any time we hurt the foot against a stone? Jesus said He could have called in an angel … Verse 12. Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. They shall bear thee up in their hands; as nurses carry little children, with careful love, so shall those glorious spirits bear up each individual believer. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. He persists in the metaphor: children often stumble and fall, unless they be led and carried in hands and arms. Psalm 91:1-3 God the Deliverer. H1870. This is just a piece in regards to 91:12. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I … 146 Verses 1-4 introduce the theme of the psalm, the security of the saint. of Henry Lawrence, in "A Treatise of our Communion and Warre with Angells," 1646. AMPC. They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. The psalmist wrote it to assure Israel that Yahweh would keep them safe through all trials IF they put their trust in him We are also all tempted by Satan daily in the same way. They will lift you up in their hands, So that you do not [even] strike your foot against a stone. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 91 CONTEXT: The Septuagint (LXX: Greek version of the Old Testament) attributes this psalm to David, but that remains in question. Psalms 91:12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Since the greatest ills may arise out of little accidents, it shows the wisdom of the Lord that from the smaller evils we are protected. Fear nothing—not wild wolves in the night, not flying arrows in the day, Not disease that prowls through the darkness, not disaster that erupts at high noon. A messianic psalm—The Lord will deliver the Messiah from terror, pestilence, and war—The Lord will give His angels charge over the Messiah and deliver Him and honor Him. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. To carry them in their hands is a metaphor, and signifies a perfect execution of their custody, to have a special care of them, and therefore is rather expressed so, than carrying them on their shoulders. A Temple Psalm. will remain under the shadow of the *Almighty. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Now we know what this charge is, saving that Zanchy adds also the metaphor of schoolmasters, and says that we are poor rustic people, strangers; but being adopted into the household of God, he gives his most noble ministers, the angels, charge, first of our nursing and then of our education; when we are weaned, to instruct us, to admonish, to institute, to correct us, to comfort us, to defend us, to preserve us from all evil, and to provoke us to all good. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. He asks God for wisdom to account for our time. There is a Spanish proverb, expressive of great love and solicitude: “They carry him on the palms of their hands.”. God is so faithful. MEANING OF PSALM 91 PRAYER, VERSE 1: ‘ONE THAT DWELLETH IN THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH SHALL REST IN THE SHADOW OF THE OMNIPOTENT’. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. (Psalms 91:12) On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Even though others succumb all around, drop like flies right and left, no harm will even graze you. ...they (angels) keep the feet of the saints , lest they dash them against a stone , lest they stumble and fall into sin and into trouble . What does Psalm 90:12 mean? “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in … We aren't certain of the time and circumstances of its writing. Not a jot. Nay, the hurting the foot against a stone has often laid the foundations of fatal bodily disease: the injury which seemed too trifling to be worth notice has produced extreme sickness, and ended in death. AMP. Alleluia! He who dwells in the secret place of the Most HighShall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;My God, in Him I will trust.”a. Interpretation: The hiding place said in the verse is your secret place, your mind, your inner Self. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. PSALM 91 * Security Under God’s Protection I. Psalm 91 opens with a Temple motif: תהלים צא:א יֹ֭שֵׁב בְּסֵ֣תֶר עֶלְי֑וֹן בְּצֵ֥ל שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יִתְלוֹנָֽן׃ Ps 91:1 He who dwells in the Most High’s shelter, in the shadow of Shaddai lies at night— [1] Interpreters agree that this opening line is one of several allusions to the Jerusalem Temple that appear in the psalm. They, that is the angels, God's own angels, shall cheerfully become our servants. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Considering God's righteous anger and wrath (Psalm 90:11), Moses provides an example of sensible prayer. The imagery of the Psalm seems to be in part drawn from that Passover Night, when the Destroying Angel passed through Egypt, while the faithful and obedient Israelites were sheltered by God. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 2 I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" (12) In their hands. All rights reserved. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. KJ21. If we cannot have the way smoothed it answers every purpose if we have angels to bear us up in their hands. What’s on your mind, only you know, so it’s considered your secret place. "He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be … 91:1 He that dwelleth [suggests permanent existence in the place of security] in the secret place [a hiding/secret place known only to God] of the most High [title used by Melchizedek in the worship of God (Gen. 14:18); indicated that the Lord was exalted over the gods of other nations] shall abide [denotes lodging for the night; we are vulnerable and defenseless … (You are) my God and I am *trusting in you". 12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. It can be no easy thing, this keeping the foot from being hurt against a stone, seeing that the highest of created beings are commissioned to effect it. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Lest thou dash thy foot ... - Lest you should stumble and fall. # 91.4 city wall: One possible meaning for a difficult Hebrew word; it may possibly mean some kind of shield or weapon. The Structure of Psalm 91. Psalm 91:12. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. v3 He (God) really will save you from the *trap that the *bird-catcher (hid). Psalm 91:14-16 (Scanned from Christianity Magazine, Feb. 1989, p.#57) "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. The serving God in little things, the carrying religious principles into the details of life, the discipline of our tempers, the regulation of our speech, the domestic Christianity, the momentary sacrifices, the secret and unobserved self denials; who that knows anything of the difficulties of piety, does not know that there is greater danger of his failing in these than in trials of apparently far higher cost, and harder endurance; if on no other account, yet because the very absence of what looks important, or arduous, is likely to throw him off his guard, make him careless or confident, and thereby almost insure defect or defeat? In Matthew 4:6, the devil was misquoting Psalm 91:12, tempting Jesus with pride of life that would have lead to self-destruction. a shield or a city wall. who abide in the shade of the Almighty, * 2 Say to the LORD, “My refuge and fortress,. Christ was being tempted to prove He was the Son of God by harming Himself. In Psalm 90:1 Moses spoke of God as the dwelling place of His p… and under his wings you may take refuge; b The lion represents the openly violent foes of the godly: the adder and serpent the crafty liers in wait. In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone. Psalms 91:11. Job 5:23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. --Undoubtedly the Tempter was right in referring this Psalm to "the Son of God" (Mt 4:6). The difficulty in religion is the taking up the cross "daily," rather than the taking it up on some set occasion, and under extraordinary circumstances. Because God is my refuge and has been for decades now, I was able to maintain a calm, pray appropriately, and respond rationally to the situation. Angels our guardians in trifles The Scriptural representation brings down the ministration of angels to what appears trivial and insignificant, in place of confining it to some great crisis in the history of the righteous. v2 I will say to the *LORD, " (You are) my safe place and my strong *castle. Proud member I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. Henry Melvill. Proverbs 3:23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. lest thou dash thy foot against a stone; lest they fall into sin, or into any calamity and distress; lest the least hurt or mischief befall them, or the least injury be done them; see Proverbs 3:23. Look at them for just a moment: 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 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