Bible Commentary

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 11. Cp. Gen 24:7; Gen 24:40; Exo 23:20 (“I send an angel before thee to keep thee in the way”); Psa 34:7. This verse and the next were quoted by the Tempter (Mat 4:6; Luk 4:10-11). If the words … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:11”

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 10. befall thee ] Lit., be let befall thee. Cp. Pro 12:21. thy dwelling ] Lit., thy tent, a survival of the language of nomad life. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges There shall no evil befall thee – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:10”

Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation; 9. For thou, Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation. So we must render. The A.V. is an attempt to escape from the difficulties of the verse, but it involves an intolerably harsh construction. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:9”

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Only – That is, This is all that will occur to you. The only thing which you have to anticipate is, that you will see how God punishes sinners. With thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:8”

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee. 7, 8. Though a thousand fall it shall not come nigh thee] The emphasis is on thee. Thou shalt be as safe as Israel when the firstborn of the Egyptians were smitten (Exo 12:23): … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:7”

[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday. 6. Plague and Pestilence are personified as destroying angels. Cp. Isa 37:36. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Nor for the pestilence – The plague or pestilence was common in Oriental countries. That walketh in darkness – … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:6”

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day; 5. Neither sudden assaults of enemies by night, nor open attacks by day (Son 3:8; Jer 6:4-5; Pro 3:24-25) shall have power to harm thee. The language is figurative: all hostility, whether secret or avowed, is meant. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:5”

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler. 4. He shall shelter thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and buckler. Cp. Psa 5:11-12; Psa 17:8; Psa 63:7; and the figure … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:4”

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. 3. Surely he &c.] For HE &c. The pronoun is emphatic. the snare of the fowler ] All insidious attempts against life or welfare (Psa 124:7; Psa 141:9, &c.; 2Ti 2:26). and from the noisome pestilence ] from [omit … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:3”

I will say of the LORD, [He is] my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 2. I will say unto Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; My God in whom I will trust. I can and will address Him thus in the language of faith. Cp. Psa 18:2; Psa 31:3; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 91:2”