Psalm 91

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

March 30, 2012

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*PSALM 91 - GOD: THE ALMIGHTY SHIELD FOR ALL HIS SAINTS*


 *1. 91:1-2 THE BLESSING OF ABIDING IN GOD*

yo*shev* [3427] be*se*ther [5643] el*yon* [5945]

*He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High*

be*tzel* [6738] sha*dai* [7706] yith-lo*nan* [3885].

*will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.*

o*mar* *lai*ho-vah [3068] makh*si* [4268] vu-me-tzu-da*thi* [4488]*,*

*2 I will say of Jehovah, -- “He is my refuge and my fortress,*

e-lo*hai* [430], eb-takh [982] -- *bo*.

*my God, in whom I trust.”*


 *2. 91:3-8 THE PROTECTION GOD GIVES HIS SAINTS*

chiy hu ya*tziyl*cha [5337] mip*pakh* [6341] ya*kush *[3353]

*Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare*

mi*de*ber [1698] hav*voth* [1942].

*and from the deadly pestilence.*

be-e-bra*tho *[84] *ya*sech [5526] lach,

*4 He will cover you with his feathers,*

ve*tak*hath -- che-ma*paiv* [3671] tekh*se* [2620];

*and under his wings you will find refuge;*

tzin*nah* [6793] ve-so-khe*rah* [5507] a-mit*to* [571].

*his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.*

lo -- *tiy*ra [3372] mip*pa*khar [6343] *lai*lah,

*5 You will not fear the terror of the night,*

me*khetz* [2071] ya*uph* yo*mam*,

*nor the arrow that flies by day,*

*mid*de-ber [1698] ba*o*phel ya-ha*loch*

*6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness*

mik*ke*teb [6986] ya*shud* tza-ha*raim.*

*nor **the plague that destroys at midday.*

yip*pol* [505] mitz-tze-de*cha*,

*7 A thousand may fall at your side,*

*e*leph vu-re-ba*bah* [7233] miy-miy*ne*cha,

*and ten thousand at your right hand,*

e*ley*cha lo yig*gash*.

*but** it will not come near you.*

rak be-ey*ney*cha tab*biyt*

*8 You will only observe with your eyes*

vel-shil-lu*math* [8011] re-sha-iym [7563] tir*eh*.

*and will see the punishment of the wicked.*


 *3. 91:9-13 GOD GIVES ANGELIC PROTECTION*

chiy Ye-ho*vah* makh*siy* [4268] --

*If you make the Most High your dwelling --*

El*yon* *sam*ta -- me-o*ne*cha [4583]

*even Jehovah, who is my refuge* --

lo -- te-un*neh* e*ley*cha ra*ah* [7451],

*10 then no harm will befall you,*

ve*ne*ga [5061] lo -- yik*rab* be-a-ha*le*cha [168].

*and no disaster will come near your tent.*

chiy *ma*le-a-chai [4397] ye-tzav-veh [6680] --*lach*

*11 For he will command his angels concerning you*

lish-ma-re*cha* [8104] be-chal--de-ra*chey*cha [1870];

*to guard you in all your ways;*

al -- cha*paim* [3709] yis-sa*u*ne-cha [5375],

*12 they will lift you up in their hands,*

pen -- tig*goph* [5061] ba*e*ben [68] rag*le*cha [7272].

*so that you will not strike your foot against the stone.*

al -- *sha*khal [7826] va*phe*ten [6620] tid*roch* [1869];

*13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;*

tir*mos* [7429] che*phiyr* [3715] ve-tan*niyn* [8577].

*you will trample the great lion and the serpent.*


 *4. 91:14-16 THE RESPONSE GOD LOOKS FOR IN HIS SAINTS*

chiy biy *kha*shak [2836] va-a-pal-le*te*hu [6403];

“*Because he loves me I will rescue him;*

a-sag-ge*be*hu [7682] chiy -- ya*da* she*miy* [8034].

*I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.*

yik-ra*a*niy [7121], ve-e-e*ne*hu [6030];

*15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;*

im*mo* -- *i*no-chiy be-a*rah* [6864],

*I will be with him in trouble,*

a-khal-le*tze*hu [2502] *va*-a-chab-be*de*hu [3513].

*I will deliver him and I will honor him.*

*o*rech ya*miym* as-biy*e*hu [7646]

*16 With length of days (long life) will I satisfy him*

ve-ar*e*hu [7200] *biy*shu-athiy [3444].

*and I will show him my salvation.” (spoken by Jehovah)*


 *NOTE:* Mike Servello has written a book based on Psalm 91. He takes 91:4
-- that tells us that Jehovah is our God, and is a *shield* and rampart to
all believers. Then he points out how God is our 7-fold Shield:


 1. The Shield of the Blood of Jesus.

2. The Shield of God our Father -- a Relationship.

3. The Shield of the angels of God under the Holy Spirit.

4. The Shield of the Full Armor of God.

5. The Shield of the spirit of Faith.

6. The Shield of Integrity and Righteousness.

7. The Shield of Intercession.


 It is interesting to note that this 7-fold shield can be grouped around
the 7 pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle of Moses. Jesus is clearly
linked with the Brazen Altar in the Outer Court. Our Heavenly Father is
linked with the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies. The Holy Spirit
and the angels under Him are linked with the Menorah -- the 7-fold Lamp
stand in the Holy Place. See if you can take the last four and link them
with the remaining 4 pieces of furniture.


 When on a daily basis we set God as our 7-fold Shield, then like Job we
will find that He places around us a 7-fold Hedge -- to protect us from the
wiles of Satan.


 1. *A Mental Hedge *will protect our minds from the arrows of the enemy.
See Romans 12:1-2 and Mark 8:34 how to walk in this truth.


 2. *An Emotional Hedge*. How important it is to have this hedge in place
as a result of God our 7-fold Shield! Many new and carnal believers
desperately need to press into the protection of this hedge.


 3. *A Physical Hedge*. God desires that our whole body, soul and spirit be
preserved blameless till the coming again of our Lord Jesus. Remember again
the wonderful promise of 3 John 2 -- *“Beloved, I pray that in all
thingsyou prosper and
be in health, even as your :soul prospers.”*


 4. *A Spiritual Hedge*. Remember, because we are made in the image of God,
and because He is *Spirit* -- so we are essentially spirit. God is the God
of the *spirits* of all men! We have a soul, and we live in a body -- but
as spirit-beings we commune with our Heavenly Father primarily through our
spirit!


 5. *A Moral Hedge.* Don't think that this is unimportant. “Be you holy --
for *I* am holy” -- says Jehovah our God. Look at the list of immoral acts
that will keep us out of the Kingdom of God, as listed in Galatians
5:19-21: “*Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: **fornication
** (all sex sin such as adultery and homosexuality), uncleanness,
lasciviousness, **20 **idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy,
wraths, factions, divisions, heresies, **21** envyings, drunkennesses,
revellings, and the like of these; of which I forewarn you, as also I did
forewarn, that they who **practise** such **things** shall **not** inherit
God's kingdom.”*


 There are a number of other such lists in the New Testament stating this
same truth. *“Be **not** deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man
sows, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7).*


 And remember our Bible of all 66 books is *not* the work of 33 writers,
but God is speaking supernaturally through each of these writers. The Bible
is *God's word*, not man's! Paul categorically states this from himself in
1 Corinthians 14:37: *“If **any** thinks himself to be a prophet, or
spiritual, let him take knowledge of what **things** I write you (in all 14
of his NT letters) that it is **the** **Lord's** commandment.”*


 Peter states the same principle for all OT writers, and all the NT
writers: *“For **no** prophecy was ever borne by man's will; but men spoke *
*from God**, being borne **on** by **the** Holy Spirit” (2 Peter1:21).*


 Dr. Ivan Panin, a Russian who majored in Philosophy, Mathematics and
English -- through his discovery of the Numeric phenomenon in the Bible,
completely and conclusively gives proof of the above, which in spite of all
his challenges to scholars, has *never* been contradicted or disproven.


 6. *A Financial Hedge*. This has to do with the first promise of 3 John 2
-- that we might *prosper*. Old Testament saints learned how faithful God
was in this regard when they walked with Him. How much more will He be
faithful to His God-honoring NT saints!


 7. *A Leadership Hedge*. Righteousness exalts a nation -- but *sin* is a
reproach to any people. Blessed is the people and nation who has a Hedge of
Godly leaders. Out of some 21 Kings of Judah, 9 were good, and two,
Hezekiah and Josiah were *especially good* like David. They were men after
God's own heart, and *removed* the high places. They *even* brought their *
thought* life under the control of God! They meditated on God's Word day
and night, and were like the Psalm One man.


 How our nation, the United States of America needs a *return* to men like
Washington, Lincoln and Reagan -- who honored God and His Word, and like
Job, loved righteousness and *hated* evil. May there be this type of leader
returned to us this election year.


 By all means purchase Mike Servello's book “*The Shield of God's
Protection”,* Mt. Zion Ministries. Mike Servello recommends that believers
pray through Psalm 91 on a daily basis, paying special attention to God our
7-fold Shield, and the 7-fold Hedge that comes to us as a result of
claiming Him daily as our Shield. You can order his book through Lifes *Truth,
*8271 Rt 274, PO Box 171, Holland Patent, NY 13354 -- Tel: 315.865.8370


 For those of you who are interested, I have made excellent use of John B.
Kohlenberger III -- *The Interlinear Hebrew English Old Testament.”* The
English part of Psalm 91 is a combination of his literal interlinear
translation plus the NIV marginal text. As you no doubt have noticed, the
format for Psalm 91 is parallel to that of Panin's “Outlined Interlinear
NT”. Strong's numbers beside Key Hebrew words can be a help for those who
want to go a bit deeper into this Psalm. The transliteration of the Hebrew
text is not literal, but phonetic, and somewhat based on the “Berlitz
Hebrew phrase book and dictionary” for tourists.


 Happy Hunting -- Jim & Marie Watt











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