Psalm 91 - 11 sept 2005

Psalm 91

Theme:  You can only be harmed by life when you respond to God in a non-trusting way.

1.     He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

2.     I will say of the Lord,
“He is my refuge
and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

3.     Surely he will save you from the
fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.

4.     He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield
and rampart.

5.     You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,

6.     nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.

7.     A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.

8.     You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.

9.     If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the Lord, who is my refuge—

10. then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.

11. For he will command his angels
concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;

12. they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

13. You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14. “Because he loves me,” says the Lord,
“I will rescue him;
I will protect him,
for he acknowledges my name.

15. He will call upon me,
and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him
and honor him.

16. With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”