Bible Meditation on Psalm 91

When I make God my refuge and abide in His presence,
His protection surrounds me.

This Psalm is totally appropriate for the evil we see around us today

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!" For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

You will not be afraid of the terror by night, Or of the arrow that flies by day; Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon. A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, But it shall not approach you. You will only look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked. For you have made the LORD, my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place.

No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. "Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. "He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. "With a long life I will satisfy him And let him see My salvation." (Ps. 91:1-16 NASB)

Personalized as my positive, present-tense reality

The requirements are

1. I dwell in the shelter of the Most High.
2. I abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
3. I say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"
4. Summary: I abide in Jesus and live by the Spirit – tuned to flowing thoughts, pictures and emotions. I live out of divine initiative, as Jesus did.

The challenging situations include

1. A thousand may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand,
2. But it shall not approach me.
3. I will only look on with my eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
4. No evil will befall me, nor will any plague come near my tent.

The things God will do

1. For it is He who delivers me from the snare of the trapper,
2. And from the deadly pestilence.
3. He will cover me with His pinions, and under His wings I may seek refuge.
4. His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
5. For He will give His angels charge concerning me, to guard me in all my ways.
6. They will bear me up in their hands, That I do not strike my foot against a stone.
7. I will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you I trample down.

The results to me are

1. I will not be afraid of the terror by night, or of the arrow that flies by day;
2. Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.
3. "Because I have loved God, God delivers me.
4. God will set me on high, because I have known His name.
5. "I will call upon God, and God will answer me.
6. God will be with me in trouble; God will rescue me and honor me.
7. "With a long-life God will satisfy me And let him see God’s salvation."

Journaling

Lord, what would You speak to me?

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