By night, when evil accidents are most terrible and least avoidable. The arrow; the pestilence, or any such common and destructive calamity; for such are frequently called God's arrows, as Dent. Deuteronomy 32:23,42 La 3:12,13, &c. By day, which is the time for shooting of arrows. The sense of the verse is, He shall be kept from secret and open mischiefs at all times.
Verse Psalms 91:5. _THE TERROR BY NIGHT_] Night is a time of terrors, because it is a time of treasons, plunder, robbery, and murder. The godly man lies down in peace, and sleeps quietly, for he trus...
THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT - That which usually causes alarm at night - a sudden attack; an unexpected incursion of enemies; sudden disease coming on by night; or the pestilence...
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...
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....
Neither sudden assaults of enemies by night, nor open attacks by day (Song of Solomon 3:8; Jeremiah 6:4-5; Proverbs 3:24-25) shall have power to harm thee. The language is figurative: all hostility, w...
THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID— The younger ones were to rest secure in the divine promise for protection. Amid the daily spectacles of mortality to which they were soon to be accustomed, it is added, Psalm...
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...
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; THOU SHALT NOT BE AFRAID OF THE TERROR BY NIGHT; NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY. In this verse the atta...
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...
THE TERROR, etc.] assaults by night, as compared with attacks by day....
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" ...
TERROR BY NIGHT. — Possibly a night attack by an enemy. (Comp. Song of Solomon 3:8; Proverbs 3:23.) Comp. Milton: “To bless the doors from nightly harm.” In this case the arrow flying by day would re...
לֹא ־תִ֭ירָא מִ פַּ֣חַד לָ֑יְלָה מֵ֝ חֵ֗ץ
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...
(e) Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day; (e) The care that God has over his is sufficient to defend them from all dangers....
_Rejoice. Admiring thy providence, (Calmet) or the Messias. "What are all things compared with thee, O Lord!" (St. Augustine; Conf. x. 4.)_...
These are all so many examples in which distinguishing grace shall manifest covenant-promises. But what I would very particularly request the Reader to remark with me, as eminently fulfilled in the pe...
5_Thou shalt not fear for the terror of the night. _The Psalmist continues to insist upon the truth which I have just adverted to, that, if we confide with implicit reliance upon the protection of God...
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...
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...
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day; Ver. 5. _Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night_] Thou shalt be freed, if not from the common des...
_Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night_ When evil accidents are most terrible and least avoidable; _nor for the arrow_ Any common and destructive calamity; (for such are commonly called God...
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...
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, of affliction and tribulation which is intensified by darkness, NOR FOR THE ARROW THAT FLIETH BY DAY, those with which the Evil One tries to wound the...
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 91:5 afraid H3372 (H8799) terror H6343 night H3915 arrow H2671 flies H5774 (H8799) day H3119 Th
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...
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...
2 Kings 7:6; Hebrews 13:6; Isaiah 21:4; Isaiah 43:2; Job 24:14;...
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...
By night — When evil accidents are most terrible and least avoidable. Arrow — The pestilence, or any such destructive calamity; such are frequently called God's arrows. By day — Thou shalt be kept fro...