Psalms 91:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. ”

• Psalms 91:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler - The snare or gin set for catching birds; meaning, here, that God would save him from the purposes of wicked people; such purposes as mi...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the (c) snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. (c) That is, God's help is most ready for us, whether Satan assails us secretly which he calls a sna...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  XCI. God Protects His Own. Psalms 91:1 f. Read perhaps Blessed is he that dwelleth, that abideth, that saith of Yahweh. Psalms 91:3 . noisome pestilence: read, from the pit of destruction. T...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  In verse third the Psalmist expresses his assurance that the trust of which he had spoken would not be vain and delusory, but that God would prove at all times the deliverer of his people. He i...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 654 THE BLESSEDNESS OF GOD’S PEOPLE Psalms 91:1-4 . He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is m...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Surely he shall deliver thee - If thou wilt act thus, then the God in whom thou trustest will deliver the...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler. "Thee" - (Christ primarily, and secondar...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  This Ps. describes the safety of those who trust in God, and may have a special reference to the nation of Israel at a time when other nations were involved in calamity. The dangers that threatened B...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Snare of the fowler. — The image of the net has occurred frequently before. (See Psalms 10:15 , &c) Here, as in Ecclesiastes 9:12 , it is used generally of any unexpected peril to life. Noi...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 91:1-16 THE solemn sadness of Psalms 90:1-17 is set in strong relief by the sunny brightness of this song of happy, perfect trust in the Divine protection. The juxtaposition is, however,...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Security in Trusting the Lord Psalms 91:1-16 In harmony with the new light cast upon it by the Revised Version, this psalm has been divided as follows: Psalms 91:1-2 , a soliloquy in which the...

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• Psalms 91:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This psalm is one of the greatest possessions of the saints. It is a great song of the safety of such as put their trust in Jehovah, and contains the Divine assurance of such faith as fruitful. Very...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Here come in the promise and the answer to the cry of Jesus. God the Father had engaged to carry his Anointed safely through all difficulties and discouragements; and here are particularized source o...

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• Psalms 91:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler ,.... These are the words of the psalmist, either speaking to himself, for the encouragement of his own faith and trust in the Lord; or to t...

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• Psalms 91:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, [and] from the noisome pestilence. Ver. 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler ] i.e. Of the devil and his emissa...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge Upon that ground I will confidently commit myself and all my affairs to God. Surely he shall deliver thee O thou believing, pious soul, who after my exampl...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Security of Believers.       1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  O thou believing, pious soul, who after my example shalt make God thy refuge, thou shalt partake of the same privilege which I enjoy. He shall deliver thee from the pestilence, which like a fowler'...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION There is no title prefixed to this Psalm. We know not who is the author of it. The conjecture, which has been made by some, that it was written by Moses, is very inadequately sustained....

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• Psalms 91:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  A Psalm written for comfort, but it is not addressed to all mankind, neither I venture to say, to all believers, but only those who are described in the first verse. Psalms 91:1 . He that dwelleth...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This psalm is sent down to us as an ode of praise by David, written when the pestilence was stayed. The Targum considers it as a dialogue between David and Solomon, giving the Almighty the final word...

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• Psalms 91:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. A song of faith I. The solitary voice of faith. “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the...

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• Psalms 91:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THIS psalm, like the majority in the present Book, is without a title. Jewish tradition, however, ascribed it to Moses—a conclusion which Dr. Kay and others accept as borne out by...

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• Psalms 91:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Safety of the Believers in Every Emergency. The author of this psalm is not mentioned in the Bible, but the contents and the spirit of the hymn suggest the name of David, the pestilence referr...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 6:9 ; 2 Samuel 24:15 ; 2 Timothy 2:26 ; Amos 3:5 ; Ecclesiastes 9:12 ; Hosea 9:8 ; Job 5:10-22 ; Numbers 14:37 ; Numbers 14:38 ; Numbers 16:46-48 ; Proverbs 7:23 ; Psalms 124:7...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Psalm of Security Psalms 91:1-16 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It seems to us that the last 4 verses of the 90th Psalm are a fitting introduction or prelude to the glorious security of the believer i...

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• Psalms 91:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Pestilence — From the pestilence, which like a fowler's snare takes men suddenly and unexpectedly.

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