{"id":36446,"date":"2022-09-13T12:56:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-meaning-of-and-who-wrote-psalm-91\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:56:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:56:14","slug":"what-is-the-meaning-of-and-who-wrote-psalm-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-is-the-meaning-of-and-who-wrote-psalm-91\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the meaning of and who wrote Psalm 91?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The traditional Jewish thought is that Moses wrote Psalm 91<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Moses wrote this during the 40 years of wilderness wandering<\/strong>. He experienced many dangers while leading over a million people through a hot desert without the protection of a large army or a permanent walled dwelling. During those years, Israel did see God’s punishment in the death of thousands<\/strong>. “A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand” (verse 7<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

The Psalm list various dangers<\/strong> (fowler, pestilence, plague, terror, arrow, lion, adder etc.) and God’s protecting care<\/strong>. “He shall give His angels charge over you.” (verse 11<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Moses faced literal dangers, but for the Christian, there is a deeper lesson. Referring to the forty years the Apostle Paul says<\/strong>, “these things were our examples.”<\/strong> (1 Corinthians 10:6)  They would be an example of what to do and what not to do. We apply the psalm symbolically to the Christian journey. A Christian is certainly a “stranger and pilgrim”<\/strong> (1 Peter 2:11) traveling towards the heavenly home.<\/p>\n

Verse 13<\/strong> cites two dangers<\/strong> – a lion and an adder. Paul identifies Satan as a roaring lion<\/strong>. (1 Peter 5:8) In the Garden of Eden, Satan appeared as a serpent<\/strong>, so these are fitting symbols. Satan is most interested in destroying our faith and relationship with God.  The various Christian dangers include unbiblical teachings, morals, values, fears, attitudes, and methods.<\/p>\n

Psalm 91 begins by listing protections for the Christian, but only on certain conditions. Help<\/strong> would be for those who “abide in the secret place<\/strong> of the most High.” (Verse one)<\/strong> Moses was instrumental in the building of the Tabernacle. He knew God’s secret place was the Most Holy – God’s presence. It is here that we can dwell in our minds, in “heavenly places.” (Ephesians 2:6)<\/p>\n

God, like a mother hen, tenderly and lovingly protects and shelters His children under His feathers. “He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shall you trust.” (verse 4<\/strong>) In verse 14<\/strong>, God says, “Because he has set his love upon me<\/strong> therefore will I deliver<\/strong> him; I will set him on high<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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[in the resurrection] because he has known my name.” “With long life<\/strong> [everlasting] life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation<\/strong>.” (verse 16<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Verse 10<\/strong> may be of special interest. “No evil will befall you<\/strong>.”  Didn’t Jesus and the Apostles have bad experiences?  Is it realistic to think Christians will have no evil?  The greatest evil that can happen to a Christian is to lose their faith and lose their relationship to God. Paul in Romans 8:35-39 mentions many evils <\/strong>but to the mature Christian none <\/strong>of these can separate us from God<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Finally, we need to study God’s word.<\/strong> “His truth<\/strong> shall be your shield and buckler” (verse 4<\/strong>). We always want to be close to God and to have His viewpoint and care.<\/p>\n

See also the free PDF about how God answers our prayers for help: "How God Answers Prayer"<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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