August 7th
Psalm 91
In
God’s care
1: He that dwelleth in the secret
place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2: I will say of the LORD, He is my
refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
and from the noisome pestilence. 4:
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5: Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the
arrow that flieth by day; 6:
Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that
wasteth at noonday. 7: A
thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it
shall not come nigh thee. 8:
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9: Because thou hast made the LORD,
which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague
come nigh thy dwelling. 11: For
he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12: They shall bear thee up in their
hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I
deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15: He shall call upon me, and I will
answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16: With long life will I satisfy
him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalm 92
A Psalm or song for the Sabbath day
God’s
goodness
1: It is a good thing to give thanks
unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 2: To shew forth thy lovingkindness
in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 3: Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery;
upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4:
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works
of thy hands. 5: O LORD, how
great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 6: A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand
this. 7: When the wicked spring
as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they
shall be destroyed for ever: 8:
But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 9: For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall
perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 10: But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I
shall be anointed with fresh oil. 11:
Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my
desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12: The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall
grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13: Those that be planted in
the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14: They shall still bring forth
fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 15: To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there
is no unrighteousness in him.
Today we are reading two famous
Psalms No 91 & 92. Psalm 91 is a description of the rest that Christ
provides during the Messianic kingdom. The Psalmist begins saying, He that
shelters under the shadow of the Most high (Christ) will say The Lord is my
refuge and fortress, in him I will trust. He will deliver you from the trap of
the bird catcher and from the beaters. He will cover you with his wings and
under them you will trust and his truth will be your large shield and small
shield. You will not be afraid of terrorist by night, nor of the missile by
day, nor of the disease that comes in secret, nor of the swellings that wastes
men at noon. 1,000 will fall at your side and 10,000 at your right hand but
these things will not overcome you. You will see with your own eyes and you
will see the reward of God on his wicked life. This is because you made the
Lord your refuge, the most high your home. No evil will come on you nor will
any plague come near your home, because he will make his angels bodyguards over
you and they will keep you in the ways of the Lord. They will lift you up in
their hands to prevent you from striking your foot against a rock. You will
tread on lions and poisonous snakes and the young lion and the dragon you will
trample under your feet. It’s interesting that Satan partially quoted this
scripture at Christ in the wilderness, yet he didn’t mention that Christ would
tread on the dragon. And why will the Lord do all this? The Lord answers,
because he loved me I will deliver you and because you have known my name, you
will call on me and I will answer you. I will be with you in times of trouble
and I will save you and honour you. I will give you a long life to make you
satisfied and I will show you my salvation. In Psalm 92 the Psalmist bring a
song of prayer and praise for the rest of the Sabbath day. The Psalmist begins by stating that
it is a good thing to give thanks and bring praises to the Lord – Jehovah. To
bring morning praises to the loving kindness of the Lord and every evening to
praise his faithfulness. And to use all music to beautify our praises of
devotion. The Psalmist says, Lord you have made me glad through all that you
have done. And I will have victory in all your works. Lord your works are great and your thoughts
are deep. A brute does not know them, nor can a fool understand them. They are
like spring grass which shoots up to burn in the sun and be lost forever. But
you O Lord are most high and will be forevermore. Your enemies will perish and
all those who do wicked things will be scattered. I will be strong like a
Rhinoceros and I will be anointed with fresh oil. I will see my prayers
answered in the destruction of my enemies. The righteous will grow like a palm
tree and like a cedar of Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the
Lord will blossom in the courts of our God. They will bring forth fruit even in
old age and they will be healthy and beautiful. They will demonstrate the
uprightness of the Lord because he will be their rock and there is no
unrighteousness in him.
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