Psalms 91 – Finding our Rest, Renewal and Healing, in HIM.
This Psalm, song and prayer is important to understand. It contains principles and precepts which require our response, and it shows us how the LORD responds to those who abide by those principles.
As part of their daily routine, our Jewish brothers and sisters are reciting this scripture every morning and evening with the SHEMA...standing in faith in the WORD of the LORD. Yes, it's that important that HIS WORD flood into our hearts and overflow into our lives.
Psalm 91:1-16
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
DWELLS: ?????? yaw-shab Dwells – Hebrew means sit, remain, dwell.
SECRET PLACE - because in the OT, it was a place unknown. This is the RIGHT HAND OF GOD THE FATHER. Who sits there? JESUS CHRIST…
We know JESUS Sits in the most high and we are seated with him.
Ephesians 2:6 (KJV) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
SHADOW=protection
Psalms 46:10 (KJV) Be still, and know that I am God
If we are to sit, remain dwell and be still, we simply need to relax. Many people are anxious about what is going on around us.
This is a principle for our understanding. GOD wants us to relax, rest, sit, dwell and remain in HIM. HE’s got this… And what makes this even more exciting is that we know who is in that secret place. The mystery has been revealed, JESUS is the one in whom we can put our trust.
Hebrew learning.
HEAL: ???Rapha = Heal (Head, Mouth, One)
RELAX: ??? Raphah = relax (Head, mouth, behold)
The word for “Heal” in Hebrew comes from the root word for “Relax”. This makes sense as when we are sick and in need of healing, we are to rest. To take it a step further, for our Healing, we must relax or rest in HIM.
See Isaiah 53:4-5
So we respond: Psalm 91:2
2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
(A hunter’s traps are hidden when set, to take its game by surprise)
and from the noisome pestilence.
Noisome pestilence = deadly diseases
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Feathers are soft and comforting in hard times
Wings to carry us above the situation.
To dwell and rest in HIS TRUTH {Jesus is the way the truth and the life]
JESUS is our big and little shields – taking the big and small hits
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
PESTILENCE that walks in darkness (unknown sickness or disease) – DISEASE, SICKNESS – DO NOT FEAR
7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Vs 5. Don’t be afraid, fear not. We will see these things, but do not fear.
Because we live in GOD’s Kingdom. Nothing can take us from where we are going.
We will see many suffer, but we are safe in HIM.
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Our response – I have made the LORD my refuge and live in HIS Kingdom
10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
GOD’s Promise – no evil nor plague will come near you.
PRINCIPLE.
11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
GOD’s RESPONSE
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Isaiah 53:4-5 (KJV)
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, (kholee – sicknesses)
and carried our sorrows: (makov – pains)
yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Ephesians 2:4-6 (KJV)
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Psalms 91:1-16 (GW) Emphasis added as received from HIS SPIRIT to mine
PRINCIPLE DECLARATION: 1 Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.
PERSONAL RESPONSE: 2 I will say to the Lord, “{You are} my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
PRINCIPLE DECLARATION: 3 He is the one who will rescue you from hunters' traps and from deadly plagues.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge. His truth is your shield and armor.
5 You do not need to fear terrors of the night, arrows that fly during the day,
6 plagues that roam the dark, epidemics that strike at noon.
7 They will not come near you, even though a thousand may fall dead beside you or ten thousand at your right side.
8 You only have to look with your eyes to see the punishment of wicked people.
PERSONAL RESPONSE: 9 You, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your home.
GOD’S RESPONSE: 10 No harm will come to you. No sickness will come near your house.
PRINCIPLE DECLARATION: 11 He will put his angels in charge of you to protect you in all your ways.
12 They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.
13 You will step on lions and cobras. You will trample young lions and snakes.
GOD’S RESPONSE: 14 Because you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name.
15 When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you.
16 I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
***GOD has made decrees, declarations, statutes and commandments in HIS WORD. These declarations require our response of obedience to HIM. And when we respond in obedience to HIM, the LORD provides HIS RESPONSE and Benefit to those who follow after HIM***
WAITING ON THE LORD, RELAXING, RESTING, and being RENEWED
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
When we submit ourselves to the LORD and come under HIS protection, there is nothing in this world to fear. Let your faith arise and be a praise in these times. For GOD is your Rescue, Protection and Shield, and HE will see you through. There is no one else in whom we can put our trust. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and HE will direct your path. When we know WHERE to put our Trust and Faith, we can find Peace and Shalom and REST in HIM. Rest in HIM and HE will heal, renew and restore you.
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing!
Pastor Bill
