Psalms 91:1
He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
In Context
2He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'
Cross References
Judges 9:15And the bramble saith unto the trees, If in truth ye are anointing me for king over you, come, take refuge in my shadow; and if not — fire cometh out from the bramble, and devoureth the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple, the daughter of the eye; In shadow of Thy wings thou dost hide me.
Psalms 27:5For He hideth me in a tabernacle in the day of evil, He hideth me in a secret place of His tent, On a rock he raiseth me up.
Psalms 32:7Thou [art] a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, [With] songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.
Psalms 52:8And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
Psalms 61:3For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 91:1
Some of the ancients were of opinion that Moses was the penman, not only of the foregoing psalm, which is expressly said to be his, but also of the eight that next follow it; but that cannot be, for Ps. xcv. is expressly said to be penned by David, and long after Moses, Heb. iv. 7 . It is probable that this psalm also was penned by David; it is a writ of protection for all true believers, not in the name of king David, or under his broad seal; he needed it himself, especially if the psalm was penned, as some… Read the whole commentary →