Psalm 91 Vs. 3

Psalm 91 Vs. 3

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Psm. 91:3

Surely he shall... Five things God will do for those dwelling in the secret place of the Most High:

1. Deliver from the snare of the fowler.

2. Deliver from the noisome pestilence.

3. Cover with His feathers (Psm. 91:3-4).

4. Protect under His wings (Psm. 91:4).

5. Make truth a shield and buckler (Psm. 91:5).

snare of the... The snare which wicked men, fallen angels and demons set for the righteous. See Psm. 18:5. This metaphor represents any plots against the believer intended to endanger his life. It depicts a subtle trap, those things that seek to deceive.

the noisome pestilence... Hebrew: havvah, rushing calamity; one that sweeps everything before it. Portrays events that, with force, affect everyone in their path. The reference here (and in verse 6), is specifically to dreaded diseases, plagues and epidemics (compare Jer. 14:12; Ezek. 5:12; 14:19).

The key to all of this is abiding. If we are continuously with the Lord, and Him with me, I have no worry of faulting and falling into sin. The enemy, Satan, is constantly trying to trap the believer. He would not dare come this close to the Lord, to let His shadow cover him. Part of the Lord's prayer says, deliver us from evil. This is saying just that. He will deliver us from all evil, if we abide with Him.

Deliverance by angels (Psm. 91:3-13)

The psalmist, encouraging himself, expanded on the theme of the Lord’s protection from danger.

He enumerated how God delivers a believer from various frightening attacks: (1) God delivers from the Fowler's snare (Psm. 91:3; cf. Psm. 124:7), a figure for insidious attempts against his life. (2) God delivers from… deadly pestilence (Psm. 91:3).