Psalm 91:1-16 He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.… I. THE PLACE the psalmist has in mind. Intercourse and communion with the God that made us is not, as some represent, a fallacy. You may describe it as an idle thing; and so might the blind man say of the light of this glorious sun, and so might the deaf man say of music. But the thing is real; and your doubts of its reality lie in this — you want the discerning faculty. You want to be brought into contact with your God. II. THE CONDUCT OF THE BELIEVER. Strip the text of metaphor, and this "dwelling" in God is only another term for trusting God. Try your confidence by these two tests. Is it an habitual, everyday confidence? Did it lead you yesterday, the day before, and the day before that, — has it led you to-day — to cast yourselves on the Lord? Is it a habit of faith? And then — is it grounded on the blood of the Lord Jesus? Is it a confidence in a reconciling, pardoning, redeeming God? III. THE BLESSING WHICH THE BELIEVER FINDS IN THE HABITATION HE DWELLS IN. This is expressed in almost the same terms in which his conduct is expressed. He "dwells in the secret place of the Most High"; that is his conduct. He "shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty"; that is his privilege. Make God your refuge, and He will be your refuge; take Him as your habitation, and He will be your habitation; seek shelter in Him, and He will shelter you; go to Him for refreshment, and He will refresh you; delight thyself in Him, and He will give thee the desires of thy heart. (C. Bradley, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.WEB: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. |
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