Why It Matters //

It is important that we seek protection from the right source. Jesus is the only one who can truly protect us. Fear is a scheme of the enemy to paralyze people and to make them doubt God’s character and promises. In Christ we have an eternal hope that surpasses our worldly circumstances. Psalm 91 is a declaration about God’s unwavering character and the protection and refuge that he provides for us, regardless of what comes against us. We shouldn’t live in fear, but instead we should meditate on his word and his promises, and declare them over our life, our families lives, and over our cities which changes atmospheres and brings glory to God. 

What It's Talking About // 

Psalm 91 was most likely written by David because it has similarities to other psalms written by him. However, since this psalm is without title, the Jewish tradition is to ascribe the last mentioned author, which in this case is Moses in Ps. 90. Either way, if the author was King David or Moses, both had personally experienced God’s mighty power and protection in their own lives in the midst of trouble. This psalm is a powerful declaration of God’s omnipotence (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing), and omnipresence (God is everywhere at the same time), and his promises for everyone who lives in close fellowship with our Lord. 

Psalm 91 NIV

1 Whoever 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 say, “The Lord is my refuge,”

    and you make the Most High your dwelling,

10 no harm will overtake 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 on 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 on me, and I will answer him;

    I will be with him in trouble,

    I will deliver him and honor him.

16 With long life I will satisfy him

    and show him my salvation.”