--- title: "Psalms 91 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Psalms 91 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my for" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/psalms/91" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/91)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/91)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/91) Audio 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.* 2 I will say of the LORD, *He is* my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, *and* from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth *shall be thy* shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; *nor* for the arrow *that* flieth by day; 6 *Nor* for the pestilence *that* walketh in darkness; *nor* for the destruction *that* wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; *but* it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 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. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in *their* hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.* 14 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. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I *will be* with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.* [Psalms 90](/study/psalms/90) [Psalms 92](/study/psalms/92) ## Commentary To verse 1 This Psalm has no *title* in the Hebrew; nor can it be determined on what occasion or by whom it was composed. It is most likely by the author of the preceding; and is written as a *part* of it, by *fifteen* of *Kennicott's* and *De Rossi's* MSS., commencing before the *repetition* of the four last words of the *ninetieth*. It is allowed to be one of the finest Psalms in the whole collection. Of it *Simon de Muis* has said: "It is one of the most excellent works of this kind which has ever appeared. It is impossible to imagine any thing more solid, more beautiful, more profound, or more ornamented. Could the Latin or any modern languages express thoroughly all the beauties and elegancies as well of the *words* as of the *sentences*, it would not be difficult to persuade the reader that we have no poem, either in *Greek* or *Latin*, comparable to this Hebrew ode." Verse [Psalms 91:1](/kjv/psalms/91/1). ***He that dwelleth in the secret place*** — The *Targum* intimates that this is a *dialogue* between *David, Solomon*, and *Jehovah*. Suppose we admit this, - then DAVID asserts: "He who dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty," [Psalms 91:1](/kjv/psalms/91/1). SOLOMON answers: "I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in him will I trust," [Psalms 91:2](/kjv/psalms/91/2). DAVID replies, and tells him what blessings he shall receive from God if he abide faithful, [Psalms 91:3-13](/kjv/psalms/91/3-13). Then the SUPREME BEING is introduced, and confirms all that *David* had spoken concerning *Solomon*, [Psalms 91:14-16](/kjv/psalms/91/14-16): and thus this sacred and instructive dialogue ends. ***In the secret place of the Most High*** — Spoken probably in reference to the *Holy of holies*. He who enters legitimately there shall be covered with the cloud of God's glory - the protection of the all-sufficient God. 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