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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:7

A thousand shall fall at thy side ,.... The left side, as the Targum; so the Arabic version, and Jarchi and Kimchi; which sense the opposition and distinction in the next clause direct unto: this is not to be understood of falling in battle, as some interpret it, but by the pestilence before spoken of: and ten thousand at thy right hand ; which shows both the great devastation made by the plague where it comes, and the special care and providence of God in preserving his people from it;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:8

Only with thine eyes shall thou behold ,.... The flying arrow, the walking pestilence, and wasting destruction, and the great devastations made by it: and see the reward of the wicked ; the vengeance of God upon them, and this as a just punishment for their sins; not looking upon it with delight and pleasure, rejoicing in the misery of their fellow creatures, any otherwise than as the glory of divine justice is displayed in it; see Psalm 52:6 , the pestilence is always threatened, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:9

Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge ,.... So the words, according to Kimchi, also are directed to the good man; giving the reason of his safety, because he trusts in the Lord, and puts himself under his protection: but they should rather be rendered, and the accents require such a reading, "because thou, Lord, art my refuge" F20 כי אתה יהוה מחסי "quniam tu Domine spes mea", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus; "nam tu O Jehova es receptus meus", Cocceius; so Piscator;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:10

There shall no evil befall thee ,.... The evil of sin cleaves to the best of saints, the evil of temptations besets them, and the evil of afflictions comes upon them, as chastisements from the Lord; for they must expect to receive evil, in this sense, as well as good, from his hands; but the evil of punishment never touches them; and therefore, when any public calamity befalls them in common with others, yet not as an evil of punishment; it is not an evil to them, it is for their good: ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:11

For he shall give his angels charge over thee ,.... Created spirits, so called, made by the Lord, and are at his command; who are ministering spirits to his people, who encamp about them, and are concerned in the preservation of them; they being committed to their care and charge by him who is Lord of heaven and earth: Satan applied this passage to Christ, Matthew 4:6 , nor did our Lord object to the application of it; and it can hardly be thought that he would have ventured to have done... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:12

They shall bear thee up in their hands ,.... Which denotes the strength and power of angels to carry the saints in their hands; their tender care of them, such as a parent or nurse have of children; the helpless condition of the people of God, who are like infants, and need to be dealt with after this manner; the condescension of angels to take such an office on them, in submission to the will of God; the constant view they have of the saints, being always in their hands, and so in sight:... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:13

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder ,.... Or be unhurt by such savage and poisonous creatures; as the Israelites, when they travelled through the wilderness, in which were serpents and scorpions; and many of the servants of God have been delivered from them, or have slain them, as Samson, David, and Daniel; and so Christ was among the wild beasts in the wilderness, and yet not touched or hurt by them; and his disciples had power given them by him to tread on serpents and scorpions, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:14

Because he hath set his love upon me ,.... These are the words of God himself; and, according to Aben Ezra, are directed to the angels, describing the good man, and making promises to him; and in this clause he is represented as one that had "set his love" upon the Lord, being first loved by the Lord, and having the grace of love wrought in his heart by him: the phrase denotes the strength of his affection to God, and the sincerity of it; its singularity, being placed alone on him, and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:15

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him ,.... God is to be invoked by prayer, and to be called upon in every time of trouble, in faith and with fervency, in truth and uprightness, and sincerity of soul; and he himself directs and encourages to it, and promises an answer, which he always sooner or later gives; for he is a God hearing and answering prayer; see Psalm 50:15 . I will be with him in trouble ; the Lord knows his people in adversity; he visits them in their affliction,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:16

With long life will I satisfy him ,.... In this world: the saints live in it as long as they choose to live; and when they come to die, be it when it will, they are, like Abraham, full of years, or satisfied with them; they have had enough of them, and would not live always here; but, with good old Simeon, desire to depart in peace; and in the other world they shall be satisfied with length of days, for ever and ever, even with eternal life; and nothing short of this will satisfy a good man:... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:16

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