Under God's Wings (Psalm 91) Part 2

Protected Saint (verses 3-13)

³Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare

         and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge;

         his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

      ⁶nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,

         nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
⁸You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”

         and you make the Most High your dwelling,

         ¹⁰no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you

         in all your ways;

      ¹²they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

God’s steadfast love and the certainty that He keeps His promises will protect and sustain us in the face of the hard realities of life. When we abide in the shadow of the Almighty, His care is both tender and sufficient. While God does not always deliver us from every particular danger, no one can touch us unless God allows it. May we rest in the confidence that everything happens with His knowledge. We will conquer our strongest and most cunning foes by trusting God, who will ultimately have complete victory.

Lord God, our Protector, deliver us from the snares of the enemy. May we find refuge under Your wings. We will not fear the night nor the day. Because we have made You our dwelling place, we know that Your angels will guard us. They will bear us up. Thank You.