Psalm 91:9

9 Porque tú, oh SEÑOR, eres mi esperanza; y al Altísimo has puesto por tu habitación,

Psalm 91:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 91:9

Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge
So the words, according to Kimchi, also are directed to the good man; giving the reason of his safety, because he trusts in the Lord, and puts himself under his protection: but they should rather be rendered, and the accents require such a reading, "because thou, Lord, art my refuge" {t}; and so are either the words of the good man that trusts in the Lord; or rather of the psalmist himself, seeing his safety in the midst of danger, and ascribing it to the Lord; whose providence was in a peculiar manner over him, whose power protected him, and he was as an asylum or city of refuge to him; so that nothing could hurt him:

even the most High, thy habitation;
it should be rendered, "thou hast made the most High thy habitation"; being an apostrophe of the psalmist to his own soul, observing the ground of his security; the most high God being made and used by him as his habitation, or dwelling place, where he dwelt, as every good man does, safely, quietly, comfortably, pleasantly, and continually: the Targum makes them to be the words of Solomon, paraphrasing them thus,

``Solomon answered, and thus he said, thou thyself, O Lord, art my confidence; in an high habitation thou hast put the house of thy majesty.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (yoxm hwhy hta yk) "quniam tu Domine spes mea", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus; "nam tu O Jehova es receptus meus", Cocceius; so Piscator; "quia tu Domine, es perfugium meum", De Dieu, Gejerus.

Psalm 91:9 In-Context

7 Caerán a tu lado mil, y diez mil a tu diestra; pero a ti no llegará.

8 Ciertamente con tus ojos mirarás, y verás la recompensa de los impíos.

9 Porque tú, oh SEÑOR, eres mi esperanza; y al Altísimo has puesto por tu habitación,

10 no se ordenará para ti mal, ni plaga tocará tu morada.

11 Porque a sus ángeles mandará acerca de ti, que te guarden en todos tus caminos.