The Lord of hosts hides His saints in His pavilion and secret of His tabernacle (Ps 27:5 31:20).
Intimate friends, like Jonathan and David, met for communion in secret and unknown places.
The secret place of the most High is that special closeness to God that reflects an intimate union.
Dwelling is a verb describing the choice to live as a permanent resident in some house or place.
The man walking close to the most high will have the shadow of the Almighty as his protection.
The psalm is not for the ungodly it is not for carnal believers.
The Lord repeats this opening pronoun, a single individual in the third person, later (v14-16)!.
The opening word is fabulous, for it refers to a single individual.
The first verse is a summary of the whole psalm, in that it describes the conditions and blessings.
The spiritually minded will want to know the specific conditions of the psalm.
The “Conclusion” states the conditions and promises again in the third person by God Himself (v14-16).
The servants of the righteous, sent by God to deliver them, are described in the second person (v11-13).
The habitation and deliverance of the righteous, the psalm in brief, is stated in the second person (v9-10).
The safety of the righteous is declared wonderfully in the second person for your personal comfort (v3-8).
The “Introduction” states the psalm in brief in the third person and then claims it in the first person (v1-2).
It is wise to get a feel for the progress of any chapter of Scripture.
This psalm’s outline is simple, yet helpful.
What man would not want this psalm to apply to him? Let every hearer humble himself to the conditions of it.
Many read this psalm as if reading the Koran, falsely believing there is value in the mere sound of the words.
Otherwise, these words will be vain mumblings in the day of your calamity.
It is of grave importance that every hearer examines himself for the conditions of the psalm and the promises.
The psalm is simple, in that it has only two aspects – the character of the subject, and the blessings on him.
There is comfort in the precious promises of this psalm that each believer ought to learn for building his faith.
We had a young man known for fear and love of God saved from a terrible auto wreck this past week.
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Ģ I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God in him will I trust.ģ Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.Ĥ He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.ĥ Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day Ħ Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.ħ A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee.Ĩ Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.ĩ Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation ġ0 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.ġ1 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.ġ2 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.ġ3 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.ġ4 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.ġ5 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him, and honour him.ġ6 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.