Friday, July 11, 2008

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
Surely He will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
If you make the Most High your dwelling - even the Lord, who is my refuge -
then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
"Because he loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him,
for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is one of my favourite psalms... Verses 9 - 11 (I think) were my wedding text. Beautiful.
Lois

Unknown said...

The first two verses were our wedding text as well. It is such a comforting psalm.

Anonymous said...

such comfort indeed. and so we see a text take on another meaning again, depending on where we find ourselves in life. talk about the Living Word!

Anonymous said...

Love you so much, sister dear.
You're in my prayers.
We're hoping to come visit you, but unfortunately nothing will work out for a while yet. Maybe Sunday. I'll talk to my man.

*strength and love*