We will continue in our study of the 91st Psalm today with verse 3:
Ps 91:3 (KJV)
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
Remember that we are talking of the Lord (Jehovah) from verse 2. Verse 2 ended with "In Him will I trust. We continue on here to see that surely He "shall deliver thee", which is the Hebrew word, natsal, which means: to snatch away, to deliver, to rescue, to save, to preserve. What will He deliver and save us from? We're told here that He will deliver us "from the snare", which is the Hebrew word, pach, which means: a trap, a snare, calamities or plots and their source! The next phrase, "of the fowler" is the Hebrew word, yaquwsh, which means: the trapper or bait-layer! The one who sets the traps for us, our enemy, the devil! He will also deliver us from the "noisome pestilence", which are the Hebrew words, havvah and deber, which mean: an engulfing ruin, destruction or calamity and a destroying pestilence or plague. How will He do this? Verse 4 tells us this:
Ps 91:4 (KJV)
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
First of all we are told that "He shall cover", the Hebrew word, cakak, which means: to hedge, fence about, overshadow, protect. He (the Lord) will cover us with His feathers and under "His wings", the Hebrew word, kanaph, which means: an edge or extremity, as in a wing, a border, corner or overspreading, "shalt thou trust", the Hebrew word, chacah, which means: to flee for protection, to confide in, have hope, make refuge, put trust. Then we are told that "his truth", the Hebrew word, 'emeth, which means: stability, trustworthiness, certainty, testimony, judgement, instruction, knowledge and doctrine. Remember that John 17:17 says "...Thy Word is Truth". So we can say that His Word is our "shield and buckler", the Hebrew word tsinnah, which means: something piercing, a hook or barb and the Hebrew word, cocherah, which means: something surrounding a person as a shield. Both of those words mean a shield, a protection, both defensively and offensively! That's our Lord and His protection.
Keep studying and meditating on what you have learned so far in Psalm 91 and start confessing it over yourself and your family! It is a very powerful promise of protection, provision and safety to all who have the faith to believe it and stand strong on it!
Shalom in Him!
