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ESV Global Study Bible :: Footnotes for Psalms 91

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References for Psa 91:10 —  1   2 

Psalm Ps. 91. This tender psalm describes the confidence that the believer may have through all types of dangers and challenges.

Ps. 91:1–2 The Lord is a secure defense (shelter, shadow, refuge, fortress) for those who take refuge in him.

Ps. 91:3–8 These verses list the benefits that come to those who trust in the Lord. The snare of the fowler (v. 3) seems to be a metaphor for the schemes of those who hate the faithful. Pestilence (vv. 3, 6) and destruction are diseases that God sends on his enemies or his unfaithful people (see Ex. 5:3; 9:15). The terror and arrow, together with a thousand may fall, envision God’s people under attack. Psalm 91:8 notes that God sends plagues and battles as recompense on the wicked (whether Gentile or Israelite). In such times, the faithful can trust God not to judge them as he does the wicked.

Ps. 91:10 The mention of a plague recalls the plagues that fell on Egypt (see Gen. 12:17; Ex. 11:1). As happened then, the faithful are safe in a time of God’s judgment.

Ps. 91:14–16 The psalm closes by laying out what trust in God looks like (holds fast to me in love, knows my name, and calls to God) and by repeating God’s pledge to care for his faithful ones (deliver, protect, answer, be with him in trouble, rescue, honor). Such a person will have long life (probably implying eternal life; see note on 23:5–6) and will enjoy God’s salvation.

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