Psalm 91-God’s Protective Prayer-Part 4

“A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.”

Here we can see that the writer of this Psalm through the leading of the Holy Spirit is providing us with some more of the Lord’s amazing promises. God assures us that if we stand on the Words given to us in these powerful passages of Scripture, the calamity going on around us will not affect us. We are given the description of the many different circumstances that can cause us harm found in Psalm 91:5-6.

Just recently we experienced some of the most difficult times that we have ever had to face worldwide. This virus wreaked havoc on the lives of so many people at such an unfathomable rate. It really brings this verse of Scripture to life because thousands of people were literally falling deathly ill everywhere that you looked.

This kind of scenario can make it difficult to stand on God’s Word by faith and that is why it is so important to have Psalm 91 embedded in your heart. This will give you Scriptures that the Holy Spirit will bring to your remembrance to use for your protection. When adverse circumstances occur, those are the moments that you need to stand firm on the foundation of God proclaiming His Word over you and your family.

We have to get to a place in our lives as believers of Jesus Christ that we view the Word of God as one of the most powerful warfare weapons that the Lord has provided us with. Hebrews 4:12 discloses, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword…” Make no mistake about it, the Lord’s Word gives you every warfare strategy that you will ever need for any situation that you will ever encounter!

Now let’s take a closer look at the passage of Scripture that I am highlighting Psalm 91:7. The words “at your right hand” being used here is the Hebrew word “yāmîn” which means: pertaining to a situation-a wall on their right hand and on their left hand similarly. The words “come near” being used is the Hebrew word “nāḡaš” which means: draw or come near, pestilence personified (in the flesh).

When we dissect the key words found in this verse of Scripture we can determine that the psalmist is disclosing some important promises to us. When you find yourself in a situation where there are people falling deathly ill because of sickness or disease or dying by other means; the Lord declares that He will build a wall of protection around you on your right side and left side.

Then the Lord discloses something so key for us to understand when He states “it shall not come near you.” In other words He is letting us know that if we grab a hold of these promises and don’t let them go, He guarantees that the calamity going on around us will not come near us. This is such a powerful assurance that we need to get deep down in our spirit.

It doesn’t matter what things look like around you, if you follow the stipulations found in Psalm 91:1 then these promises are for you. There will be times where you will have to contend and stand on the Word of God no matter what, but the Lord is faithful to come through on His Word. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 reiterates this promise when it states, “But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.”

Another promise that the Lord describes that I want to go over is found in the next verse of Scripture.