Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 91:4
His truth; whereby he is obliged to fulfil all his gracious promises, and, amongst the rest, that of protection in dangers.
His truth; whereby he is obliged to fulfil all his gracious promises, and, amongst the rest, that of protection in dangers.
Verse Psalms 91:4. _HE SHALL COVER THEE WITH HIS FEATHERS_] He shall act towards thee as the hen does to her brood, - take thee under his wings when birds of prey appear, and also shelter thee from c...
HE SHALL COVER THEE WITH HIS FEATHERS ... - As the parent bird protects its young. See the notes at Psalms 17:8. Compare Deuteronomy 32:11. “His truth.” His unfailing promise; the certainty that what...
Psalms 91 Christ, the Second Man __ 1. In dependence (Psalms 91:1) 2. In security (Psalms 91:3) 3. His triumph and exaltation ...
XCI. GOD PROTECTS HIS OWN. Psalms 91:1 f. Read perhaps Blessed is he that dwelleth, that abideth, that saith of Yahweh. Psalms 91:3. noisome pestilence: read, from the pit of destruction. The pestile...
FEATHERS. WINGS. Note the Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_ (App-6) throughout the Psalm. TRUST. flee for refuge. Hebrew. _hasah._ App-69. Not the same word as in Psalms 91:2. HIS TRUTH. See note o...
The providential care of God described in detail. The Psalmist, if the interpretation advocated above is correct, now addresses Israel; or, it may be, any godly Israelite....
He shall shelter thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and buckler. Cp. Psalms 5:11-12; Psalms 17:8; Psalms 63:7; and the figure in...
DISCOURSE: 654 THE BLESSEDNESS OF GOD’S PEOPLE Psalms 91:1. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge...
HIS TRUTH— Meaning, no doubt, that gracious promise, Numbers 14:31. _But your little ones, which you said should be a prey, them will I bring in; and they shall know the land which ye have despised;_...
PSALMS 91 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Personal Application of the Foregoing Psalm. ANALYSIS Prelude, Commending the Initial Sentiment of Moses-' Prayer. Stanza I., Psalms 91:2-8, Exhortation to Make this S...
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. UNDER HIS WINGS SHALT THOU TRUST - (; ; ) HIS TRUTH SHALL BE THY SHIELD AND...
This Ps. describes the safety of those who trust in God, and may have a special reference to the nation of Israel at a time when other nations were involved in calamity. The dangers that threatened Ba...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ MY SAFE PLACE! PSALMS 91 Jesus said, "Jerusalem, I often wanted to get your children together as a mother bird gets her babies under her wings" ...
FEATHERS... WINGS... — For this beautiful figure, here elaborated, see Psalms 17:8, Note....
בְּ אֶבְרָתֹ֨ו ׀ יָ֣סֶךְ לָ֭ךְ וְ תַֽחַת ־כְּ
Psalms 91:1 THE solemn sadness of Psalms 90:1 is set in strong relief by the sunny brightness of this song of happy, perfect trust in the Divine protection. The juxtaposition is, however, probably due...
SECURITY IN TRUSTING THE LORD Psalms 91:1 In harmony with the new light cast upon it by the Revised Version, this psalm has been divided as follows: Psalms 91:1, a soliloquy in which the believer sta...
This psalm is one of the greatest possessions of the saints. It is a great song of the safety of such as put their trust in Jehovah, and contains the Divine assurance of such faith as fruitful. Very l...
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his (d) truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler. (d) That is, his faithful keeping of promises to help you in your need....
Strings, upon. Hebrew, "on the hasor, and on the nabel, on the higaion with the cinnor." Yet the ten stringed instrument seems to have been the same with the psaltery, or nobol. (Haydock) --- Bellarmi...
Here come in the promise and the answer to the cry of Jesus. God the Father had engaged to carry his Anointed safely through all difficulties and discouragements; and here are particularized source of...
4_He shall protect thee with his wings. _This figure, which is employed in other parts of Scripture, is one which beautifully expresses the singularly tender care with which God watches over our safet...
We have now (Psalms 91) another most important principle introduced; Messiah's taking His place with Israel, the place of trust in Jehovah, so as to afford the channel for the full blessing of the peo...
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 thos...
_He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler._ Ver. 4. _He shall cover thee with his feathers_] As the hen doth her chicke...
_He shall cover thee with his feathers_ shall protect thee with the greatest tenderness and affection, as a hen covers and defends her chickens when they are in any danger. _And under his wings shalt...
THE SAFETY OF THE BELIEVERS IN EVERY EMERGENCY. The author of this psalm is not mentioned in the Bible, but the contents and the spirit of the hymn suggest the name of David, the pestilence referred...
He, Jehovah, the God of salvation, SHALL COVER THEE WITH HIS FEATHERS, His wings forming a protecting wall about the believers, AND UNDER HIS WINGS SHALT THOU TRUST, knowing that the enemy cannot pene...
1-8 He that by faith chooses God for his protector, shall find all in him that he needs or can desire. And those who have found the comfort of making the Lord their refuge, cannot but desire that oth...
Psalms 91:4 cover H5526 (H8686) feathers H84 wings H3671 refuge H2620 (H8799) truth H571 shield H6793 buckler...
TRUST (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
Psalms 91:1. _He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty._ It is not every man who dwells there; no, not even every Christian man. There are so...
A Psalm written for comfort, but it is not addressed to all mankind, neither I venture to say, to all believers, but only those who are described in the first verse. Psalms 91:1. _He that dwelleth in...
CONTENTS: The preservation of those whose confidence is in God. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, Moses. CONCLUSION: Those who live a life of communion with God are constantly safe under His protecting win...
This psalm is sent down to us as an ode of praise by David, written when the pestilence was stayed. The Targum considers it as a dialogue between David and Solomon, giving the Almighty the final word....
_He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty._ A SONG OF FAITH I. The solitary voice of faith. “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most...
_He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust._ THE COVERING WING There is here a very distinct triad of thoughts. There is the covering wing; there is the flight to it...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 91:1. This tender psalm describes the confidence that the believer may have through all types of dangers and challenges. ⇐
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 91:3 These verses list the benefits that come to those who trust in the Lord. The SNARE OF THE FOWLER (v. Psalms 91:3) seems to be a metaphor for th
INTRODUCTION There is no title prefixed to this Psalm. We know not who is the author of it. The conjecture, which has been made by some, that it was written by Moses, is very inadequately sustained. N...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm, like the majority in the present Book, is without a title. Jewish tradition, however, ascribed it to Moses—a conclusion which Dr. Kay and others accept as borne out by the facts...
So let's turn to Psalms 91:1-16 that we might begin our Bible study this evening. Psalms 91:1-16 brings up the question of just where are you living? There is a place that you might live that is sure...
Deuteronomy 32:11; Genesis 15:1; Hebrews 6:17; Hebrews 6:18; Isaiah 4
THE PSALM OF SECURITY Psalms 91:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It seems to us that the last 4 verses of the 90th Psalm are a fitting introduction or prelude to the glorious security of the believer in the 91s...