We will look at the next two verses in the 91st Psalm today:
Ps 91:9-10 (KJV)
9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
The word "because", is the Hebrew word, kiy, which is a consequential word that means: because, forasmuch, therefore, since. "Hast made", is the Hebrew word, suwm or siym, which means: to set, to ordain, to establish, to determine, to set in place. The LORD is referring to Jehovah, the eternal, self-existing One. He is our "refuge", the Hebrew word, macheceh, which means: a place of refuge, a shelter from storm. WHEN we make the "most High", Hebrew, 'elyown, one of the many Names of God, our "habitation", the Hebrew word, ma' own, which means: abode, dwelling, refuge, THEN there shall NO evil "befall" us. This is the Hebrew word, 'anah, which means: to meet, to encounter, to befall or approach. Neither shall any "plague", Hebrew, nega", which means: a blow, an infliction, a stroke, a plague, a disease, a wound, "come nigh", the Hebrew word, qarab, which means: to approach, to come near, our "dwelling", Hebrew, 'ohel, which means: tent, dwelling, home, habitation.
Do you see that if you meditate on this Psalm until it becomes real to you, (that means you will have the faith to believe that it is true and that it will happen) then NOTHING can by any means hurt you! That is exactly what your heavenly Father wants you to understand. HE HAS provided complete and total protection for any of His children who dare to believe His Word and act like it's true! Remember, now, where faith comes from:
Rom 10:17 (KJV)
17So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
You and I will have faith to believe all the promises in this powerful Psalm of protection and safety, WHEN we hear it and hear it and hear it until it becomes real to us. Meditation in the Word is more than just reading and much more than just memorizing. You can memorize the entire Bible and it will be of no benefit to you UNLESS you meditate on those verses. Remember Joshua:
Josh 1:8 (KJV)
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
To "meditate", which is the Hebrew word, hagah, which means: to murmur, to ponder, to imagine, to speak, to study, to utter, is to allow the Holy Spirit Who indwells every born again believer, to teach us the Word. Only then can we begin to know and understand how to obey that Word. Continue to meditate on Psalm 91 and your faith for God's protection over your life will get stronger as you do!
Shalom in Him!
