psalm-91

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91

Some of the ancients were of opinion that Moses was the penman, not only of the foregoing psalm, which is expressly said to be his, but also of the eight that next follow it; but that cannot be, for Ps. 95:1-11 is expressly said to be penned by David, and long after Moses, Heb. 4:7. It is probable that this psalm also was penned by David; it is a writ of protection for all true believers, not in the name of king David, or under his broad seal; he needed it himself, especially if the psalm was... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91:1-8

In these verses we have, I. A great truth laid down in general, That all those who live a life of communion with God are constantly safe under his protection, and may therefore preserve a holy serenity and security of mind at all times (Ps. 91:1): He that dwells, that sits down, in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty; he that by faith chooses God for his guardian shall find all that in him which he needs or can desire. Note, 1. It is the character of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91:9-16

Here are more promises to the same purport with those in the Ps. 91:1-8, and they are exceedingly great and precious, and sure to all the seed. I. The psalmist assures believers of divine protection, from his own experience; and that which he says is the word of God, and what we may rely upon. Observe, 1. The character of those who shall have the benefit and comfort of these promises; it is much the same with that, Ps. 91:1. They are such as make the Most High their habitation (Ps. 91:9), as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 91 Jarchi and others think this psalm was written by Moses F13 , as was the preceding; but the Targum ascribes it to David; as do the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions; and very probably, as is generally thought, was penned by him on occasion of the pestilence which came upon the people, through his numbering of them, 2 Samuel 24:1 . The person all along spoken of, and to, according to the Targum, is Solomon his son; and,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:1

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High ,.... Or the Supreme; a title of God, who is superior to all beings, the Creator and Preserver of them, God over all, higher than the highest of angels or men; see Genesis 14:22 , "his secret place" is his heart, his bosom, where his only begotten Son lies; and into which he takes his people, where they are set as a seal, and who enjoy intimate communion with him; which is no other than his gracious presence, called "the secret of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:2

I will say of the Lord ,.... Or to the Lord F16 ליהוה Domino, Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Musculus; "ad Jehovam", de Dieu. : these are the words of the psalmist, expressing his faith in the Lord in the following words, taking encouragement from the safety of the godly man above described: the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, read, he shall say to the Lord; that is, the man that dwells in the secret place, and under the shadow of the Lord: the Targum... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:3

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler ,.... These are the words of the psalmist, either speaking to himself, for the encouragement of his own faith and trust in the Lord; or to the man that dwells in the secret place, and under the shadow of the most High; which latter seems most agreeable; though Cocceius thinks they are the words of God in one of his Persons, speaking of another divine Person that should deliver such that trust in him: the Targum makes them to be the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:4

He shall cover thee with his feathers ,.... As birds do their young, who cannot cover themselves: this they do from a tender regard to them, whereby they both keep them warm, and protect them from those that would hurt them: this represents the helpless state of the children of God, who are, like to young birds, weak and unable to defend themselves: the tender regard of God unto them, as the eagle and other birds have to their young; see Deuteronomy 32:11 and the warmth and comforts souls... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:5

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ,.... The terrible things that happen in the night; as fire, storms and tempests, invasion of enemies, murders, thefts, and, robberies: a good man, when he has committed himself and his family to the care and protection of God by prayer, has no reason to be anxiously careful of these things, or to indulge a slavish fear about them; see Psalm 3:5 , the Targum is, "thou shall not be afraid for the fear of devils that walk in the night:' so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:6

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ,.... Some think, and not without cause, that what is figuratively expressed in the preceding verse is here explained; and, indeed, the "pestilence" may well be called the "terror by night": the name of the plague, at a distance, is terrible; the near approach of it is more so; when it enters a country, city, or town, what fleeing is there from it? and in the night season it is more dreadful than in the day; not only to think of it in the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91:1-8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 91:9-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 91:6

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