Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Psalms
Book: Psalms
Chapter: 91
Overview:
The safety of those who have
God for their
Refuge.
(1-8) Their
favour with Him.
(9-16)
1-8 He that
By Faith chooses
God for his protector, shall find
all in him that he needs or can desire. And those who have found
the comfort of making the
Lord their
Refuge, cannot but desire
that others may do
So. The spiritual
Life is protected
By Divine
Grace from the temptations of
Satan, which are as the snares of
the
Fowler, and from the contagion of
Sin, which is a noisome
pestilence. Great security is promised to believers in the midst
of danger.
Wisdom shall keep them from being afraid without
cause, and
Faith shall keep them from being unduly afraid.
Whatever is done, our heavenly
Father's will is done; and we
have
No reason to fear.
God's people shall see, not only
God's
promises fulfilled, but his threatenings. Then let sinners come
unto the
Lord upon his
Mercy-seat, through the
Redeemer's name;
and encourage others to trust in him also.
9-16 Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though
trouble and affliction befall, it shall come, not for his hurt,
but for good, though for the present it be not joyous but
grievous. Those who rightly know
God, will set their
Love upon
him. They
By Prayer constantly
Call upon him. His promise is,
that he will in due time deliver the believer out of trouble,
and in the mean time be with him in trouble. The
Lord will
manage all his worldly concerns, and preserve his
Life On Earth,
So long as it shall be good for him. For encouragement in this
he looks unto
Jesus. He shall live long enough; till he has done
the work he was sent into this world for, and is ready for
Heaven. Who would wish to live a
Day longer than
God has some
work to do, either
By him or upon him? A
Man may die young, yet
be satisfied with living. But a wicked
Man is not satisfied even
with long
Life. At length the believer's conflict ends; he has
done for ever with trouble,
Sin, and
Temptation.